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British Museum (Natural History) General Guide

British Museum (Natural History)

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Step through the great halls of the Natural History Museum with the official guide in hand. Department by department, it walks you past the zoological, entomological, geological, and mineral collections, explaining what the specimens are and why they matter. A Victorian visitor's companion to one of the world's finest museums. For anyone who loves the smell of old cabinets and big ideas.

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58 chapters

  1. 1BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)
  2. 2PREFACE TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION.
  3. 3STAFF OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
  4. 4ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
  5. 5ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
  6. 6GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
  7. 7MINERAL DEPARTMENT.
  8. 8BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
  9. 9TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  10. 10LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  11. 11GENERAL GUIDE TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY).
  12. 12HISTORICAL SKETCH.
  13. 13GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
  14. 14DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS CONTENTS.
  15. 15The Central Hall.
  16. 16The North Hall.
  17. 17Staircase and Corridors.
  18. 18WEST WING.

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