Skip to main content alibris logo

A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science

by , ,

Write The First Customer Review
A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science - Peck, Robert McCracken, and Stroud, Patricia Tyson, and Purcell, Rosamond, Ms. (Photographer)
Filter Results
Shipping
Item Condition
Seller Rating
Other Options
Change Currency

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.

loading
A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science 2012, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9780812243802

Hardcover