The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way /

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 Ger...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davey, Colin, 1959- (Author), Lesser, Thomas A. (Author)
Other Authors: Roosevelt, Kermit, 1971- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
American Museum of Natural History.
Hayden Planetarium.
Hayden Planetarium > History.
American Museum of Natural History > History.
Museums.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
REFERENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Museum Administration & Museology.
Musees > États-Unis > Histoire.
Museums > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages).
ISBN:9780823287079

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