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Goode (1851-1896), curator and administrator of what would become the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, formulated much of the basis for the science museum system, from broad theoretical issues down to the details of acquisition. This volume collects five of Goode's essays (essays originally published as a collection in 1901) on the history of science and museum practice in America. Edited and with an introduction by Sally Gregory Kohlstedt. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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