Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. They have also become vibrant educational centres, full of engaging exhibits that share those discoveries with students and an enthusiastic general public. At the heart of it all from...(展开全部)

More than any other writer, Gilbert White (1720-93) has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour in a u...(展开全部)

约翰·亚瑟·汤姆森（John.ArthurThomson），爵士是苏格兰著名自然学家，1861年7月8日出生于苏格兰，曾于1893年至1899年，1899年至1930年分别在英国皇家兽医学院和阿伯丁大学任教，并获封爵士，其著作试图调和科学与宗教的关系，认为“生命无处不在”主张整体性生物学，强调自然界共生和合作的重要，1933年2月12日辞世。

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约翰·亚瑟·汤姆森（John.ArthurThomson），爵士是苏格兰著名自然学家，1861年7月8日出生于苏格兰，曾于1893年至1899年，1899年至1930年分别在英国皇家兽医学院和阿伯丁大学任教，并获封爵士，其著作试图调和科学与宗教的关系，认为“生命无处不在”主张整体性生物学，强调自然界共生和合作的重要，1933年2月12日辞世。

More than any other writer, Gilbert White (1720-93) has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour in a u...(展开全部)

The Curator’s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation. An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the various roles of the curator today. Twelve...(展开全部)

The Curator’s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation. An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the various roles of the curator today. Twelve...(展开全部)

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in."--The New Y...(展开全部)