Dry Storeroom No. 1, Issue 1A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London’s Natural History Museum one of the world’s greatest institutions. In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only a few privileged scientists, curators, and research specialists have been—the hallowed halls that hold the permanent collection of the Natural History Museum. Replete with fossils, jewels, rare plants, and exotic species, Fortey’s walk through offers an intimate view of many of the premiere scientific accomplishments of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Like looking into the mind of mankind and all the fascinating discoveries, ideas, and accomplishments that reside there, Fortey’s tour is utterly entertaining from first to last. |
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... fungi or are there specialists for particular kinds of fungi ? All these questions require the attention of a knowledgeable taxonomist , a microscope and skill . Tiny differences in the wings or the hairs on the legs may be crucial in ...
... fungi or are there specialists for particular kinds of fungi ? All these questions require the attention of a knowledgeable taxonomist , a microscope and skill . Tiny differences in the wings or the hairs on the legs may be crucial in ...
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Richard Fortey. A fungus gnat , Mycetophila , perched on a fly agaric lover " ) in the Natural History Museum . As to how many species there are , well , at the last count there were 531 different fungus gnats in the United Kingdom alone ...
Richard Fortey. A fungus gnat , Mycetophila , perched on a fly agaric lover " ) in the Natural History Museum . As to how many species there are , well , at the last count there were 531 different fungus gnats in the United Kingdom alone ...
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... fungi - tiny ones many of them , or inconspicuous species hidden away under rot- ting logs . Something like two million species have been named and rec- ognized , and there are certainly an equal number still to name . Many scientists ...
... fungi - tiny ones many of them , or inconspicuous species hidden away under rot- ting logs . Something like two million species have been named and rec- ognized , and there are certainly an equal number still to name . Many scientists ...
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Contents
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Old Worlds | 73 |
Animalia | 114 |
Theatre of Plants | 154 |
Multum in parvo | 185 |
Museum Rocks | 220 |
Noahs Ark in Kensington | 257 |
House of the Muses | 292 |
Acknowledgements | 315 |
Further Reading | 317 |
Illustration Credits | 319 |
Index | 325 |
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