Rare & Wonderful: Treasures From Oxford University Museum of Natural History [Audiobook] download free by Kate Diston
- Listen audiobook: Rare & Wonderful: Treasures From Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Author: Kate Diston
- Release date: 2018/6/25
- Publisher: THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Natural History
- ISBN: 9781851244843
- Rating: 7.11 of 10
- Votes: 525
- Review by: Davian Jolley
- Review rating: 9.96 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/10
- Duration: 2H50M42S in 256 kbps (44.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-27
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, WAV, MPEG4 (compression TAR.GZ, ZIP, CPIO, RAR, LZO, BZ2, Z)
- Total pages original book: 224
- Includes a PDF summary of 22 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 17M23S (4.4 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world.The museum now holds over seven million scientific specimens including five million insects, half a million fossil specimens and half a million zoological specimens. It also holds an extensive collection of archival material relating to important naturalists such as Charles Darwin, William Smith, William Jones and James Charles Dale. This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo (the only soft tissue specimen of the species in existence) and the giant tuna (brought back from Madeira on a perilous sea crossing in 1846) to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur. Also featured are the first described dinosaur bones, found in a small Oxfordshire village, the Red Lady of Paviland (who was in fact a man who lived 29,000 years ago) and a meteorite from the planet Mars.Each item tells a unique story about natural history, about the history of science, about collecting, or about the museum itself. They give a unique insight into the extraordinary wealth of information and the fascinating tales that can be gleaned from these collections, both from the past and for the future.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Natural History Books, Exhibition Catalogues & Specific Collections, Science: General Issues, Museum, Historic Sites, Gallery & Art Guides
- Download servers: JustCloud, FileServe, Dropbox, Mediafire, Ivoox, BitShare. Compressed in TAR.GZ, ZIP, CPIO, RAR, LZO, BZ2, Z
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 37.06 USD
- Dimensions: 220x220x19mm
- Weight: 902g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Oxford, United Kingdom
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