Download or read book History Plan and Scope of the American Museum of Natural History written by Henry Fairfield Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way written by Colin Davey and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists. The American Museum of Natural History is one of New York City’s most beloved institutions, and one of the largest, most celebrated museums in the world. Since 1869, generations of New Yorkers and tourists of all ages have been educated and entertained here. Located across from Central Park, the sprawling structure, spanning four city blocks, is a fascinating conglomeration of many buildings of diverse architectural styles built over a period of 150 years. The first book to tell the history of the museum from the point of view of these buildings, including the planned Gilder Center, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way contextualizes them within New York and American history and the history of science. Part II, “The Heavens in the Attic,” is the first detailed history of the Hayden Planetarium, from the museum’s earliest astronomy exhibits, to Clyde Fisher and the original planetarium, to Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and it features a photographic tour through the original Hayden Planetarium. Author Colin Davey spent much of his childhood literally and figuratively lost in the museum’s labyrinthine hallways. The museum grew in fits and starts according to the vicissitudes of backroom deals, personal agendas, two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Cold War. Chronicling its evolution―from the selection of a desolate, rocky, hilly, swampy site, known as Manhattan Square to the present day―the book includes some of the most important and colorful characters in the city’s history, including the notoriously corrupt and powerful “Boss” Tweed, “Father of New York City” Andrew Haswell Green, and twentieth-century powerbroker and master builder Robert Moses; museum presidents Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Ellen Futter; and American presidents, polar and African explorers, dinosaur hunters, and German rocket scientists. Richly illustrated with period photos, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way is based on deep archival research and interviews.

Download or read book Annual Report American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes list of members.

Download or read book Annual Report American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the American Museum of Natural History for the Year written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes list of members.

Download or read book The Annual Report of the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History for the Year written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes list of members.

Download or read book Natural History written by Ross J. Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of ’natural heritage’ has become increasingly significant with the threat of dwindling resources, environmental degradation and climatic change. As humanity’s impact on the condition of life on earth has become more prominent, a discernible shift in the relationship between western society and the environment has taken place. This is reflective of wider historical processes which reveal a constantly changing association between humanity’s definition and perception of what ’nature’ constitutes or what can be defined as ’natural’. From the ornate collections of specimens which formed the basis of a distinct concept of ’nature’ emerging during the Enlightenment, this definition and the wider relationship between humanity and natural history have reflected issues of identity, place and politics in the modern era. This book examines this process and focuses on the ideas, values and agendas that have defined the representation and reception of the history of the natural world, including geology and palaeontology, within contemporary society, addressing how the heritage of natural history, whether through museums, parks, tourist sites or popular culture is used to shape social, political, cultural and moral identities. It will be of interest to scholars and practitioners within heritage studies, public history, ecology, environmental studies and geography.

Download or read book Fifty two Years of Research Observation and Publication 1877 1929 written by Henry Fairfield Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Museum Journal written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliography of the Published Writings of Henry Fairfield Osborn for the Years 1877 1915 written by Harriet Ernestine Ripley and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American Museum Ideal written by Henry Fairfield Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book American Museum Journal written by William King Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book University Bibliography written by Columbia University. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A listing of the publications of the university including: official publications, departmental publications, alumni and student publications, publications of the officers, and dissertations.