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British Museum (Natural History) General Guide 1913, by Trustees of the British Museum.

British Museum (Natural History) General Guide 1913, by Trustees of the British Museum.

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Title
British Museum (Natural History) General Guide
Credits
Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QH: Science: Natural history
Subject
Natural history museums -- England -- London -- Guidebooks
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Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 57098
Release Date
May 5, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)
  2. 2.PREFACE TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION.
  3. 3.STAFF OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. — ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. — ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. — GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. — MINERAL DEPARTMENT. — BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
  4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  6. 6.GENERAL GUIDE TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). — HISTORICAL SKETCH.
  7. 7.GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
  8. 8.DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS CONTENTS. — The Central Hall. — The North Hall. — Staircase and Corridors. — WEST WING. — (A) Ground Floor. — Whale-Room. — First Floor. — Second Floor. — EAST WING. — Ground Floor. — First Floor. — Second Floor.
  9. 9.SELECTED LIST OF THE NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. — MAMMALS. — BIRDS. — REPTILES. — FISHES. — INSECTS. — Coleopterous Inserts. — Hymenopterous Insects. — Dipterous Insects. — Lepidopterous Insects. — Orthopterous Insects. — Homopterous Insects. — SPIDERS. — WORMS. — ECHINODERMS. — CORALS. — PLANTS. — FOSSILS.
  10. 10.GUIDE-BOOKS. — Zoological Department. — Geological Department. — Mineral Department. — Botanical Department. — Special Guides. — Hints for Collectors. — Economic Series.
  11. 11.REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF STUDENTS. — Number of Visitors to the Museum from the date of Opening (18th April, 1881). — Number of Visits to particular Departments for the purpose of Study.
  12. 12.BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). — DAYS AND HOURS OF ADMISSION.
  13. 13.FOOTNOTES
  14. 14.Transcriber’s Notes

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