Article ID: CBB000202483

Science Education in U.S. Natural History Museums: A Historical Perspective (2002)

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Description “As the educational role of natural history museums evolves, so do the ways in which education of the public on such concepts as the very nature of science is carried out in these institutions.”


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Authors & Contributors
Lesser, Thomas A.
Davey, Colin
Roosevelt, Kermit, III
Sease, Kasey Marie
Thurner, Mark
West, Celine
Concepts
Societies; institutions; academies
Natural history
Museums
Animals
Science and society
Physics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Early modern
Modern
Renaissance
21st century
Places
United States
Great Britain
New York City (New York, U.S.)
North America
Philadelphia, PA
Spain
Institutions
American Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History
University College, London
University of California, Berkeley
National Museum of the American Indian
Pasteur Institute of São Paulo
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