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A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science
Robert McCracken Peck
This first complete history of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia narrates signal moments, achievements, and the colorful characters associated with an institution that shaped the study of natural history in America. Stunning original photographs by Rosamond Purcell cast extraordinary specimens from Academy collections in a new light.
464 pages, 269 color illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 27, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812243802 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 464 |
| Dimensions | 250 × 311 × 45 mm · 3.15 kg |
