A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
By Henry Smith Williams
Assisted By Edward H. Williams
In Five Volumes
VOLUME V.
Aspects Of Recent Science
New York And London
Harper And Brothers
Copyright, 1904, by Harper & Brothers.
Published November, 1904.
CONTENTS
BOOK V
CHAPTER I--THE BRITISH MUSEUM
The founding of the British Museum, p. 4--Purchase of Sir Hans Sloane's
collection of curios by the English government, p. 4--Collection of
curios and library located in Montague Mansion, p. 5--Acquisition of
the collection of Sir William Hamilton, p. 5--Capture of Egyptian
antiquities by the English, p. 5--Construction of the present museum
building, p. 6--The Mesopotamian department, p. 8--The Museum of Natural
History in South Kensington, p. 8--Novel features in the structure of
the building, p. 9--Arrangement of specimens to illustrate evolution,
protective coloring, etc., p.-- --Exhibits of stuffed specimens amid
their natural surroundings, p. 10--Interest taken by visitors in the
institution, p. 12.