From Private to Public: Natural Collections and Museums Philosophy of Science What role should a museum

What role should a museum play in arousing an interest for science

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From Private to Public: Natural Collections and Museums Philosophy of Science What role should a museumBeretta, Marco, ed., 2005. 272pp., illus., clothbound and jacketed . . . focuses on one of the signal developments in natural history: the growth and transformation of collecting practices and museums from antiquity through the nineteenth century. The twelve essays in this volume offer a rich and diverse spectrum of examples culled from virtually every region in Europe. The result is a very useful snapshot of the role of collecting in natural history