This text provides an introduction to the world of crystals. It examines how they appear in arctic seas, deserts and furnaces, around the stars, inside plants and animals, and deep within the Earth, yet they conform to only a few basic three-dimensional patterns.

Crystals (Earth)

Science & Math

Museum, Natural History

Chemistry

The Natural History Museum

Volcanoes (Earth)

Ian Mercer

Earth Sciences

Plants for People

This fascinating book describes the countless and often surprising ways in which we use plants in everyday life. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photographs and drawings, most in full color, Plants for People documents the vital role of plant-derived material in industrial products, consumer goods, fashion, cosmetics, and many other common items.  And it shows how the average person benefits from hundreds of plant products during the course of a typical day, often without even knowing it. However the relentless advance of industrialization, global population growth, and environmental mismanagement have caused the extinction of thousands of plant species, and many more are threatened.  Thus, the awareness of our dependence on the plant kingdom has never been more vital.  Here, the author traces the origin of modern products to their roots in areas as diverse as the Amazon rainforest and the lavender fields of France, and looks too at the ecologically sound uses native people make of plants, including techniques for creating shelter, clothing, food products, and herbal medicines. These are uses that hold immense potential for a modern world confronting the destructive impact of technology and waste. The author is a world traveller and ethnobotanist.  Her book is immensely readable and informative.  It will appeal to everyone--from high-school students to amateur botanists to general readers--interested in the amazing variety of the natural world and its boundless importance in everyday life.

Anna Lewington

Biological Sciences

The Guide

Natural History Museum

Travel

Presenting a selection of 70 works of art from The Natural History Museum's collection, this book introduces some of these little known works to a wider audience as the collections are rarely exhibited. The images show how the animal, mineral and plant worlds have been depicted since the 1700s.

Images from Nature

London Natural History Museum

Arts & Photography

A history of the origins and growth of The Natural History Museum from the 1750s to 1980. This text covers the development of the original natural history collection, its acquisition by the British Museum, the establishment of the museum at South Kensington, and the maturing of that site.

The Natural History Museum at South Kensington

William T. Stearn CBE

History

Evolution

Colin Patterson

Introducing the latest ideas on how life originated and diversified on earth, this new edition of a classic work provides a concise and engaging summary of modern evolutionary theory. The heavily illustrated book is intended for readers with little or no formal training in science and is an ideal introduction for students. Teachers of biology will also find the book a valuable reference text. Among the features of the second edition:  new chapters on neural evolution and gene evolution  explanations of the latest theories on the evolution of humans  extensive updates throughout, with emphasis on molecular evolution  many new or updated illustrations  comprehensive coverage, clear and concise presentation

Explores the history of the design and building of The Natural History Museum in London. It traces the development of the design, describes the influences of the key personalities involved and highlights the features of the building.

Alfred Waterhouse and The Natural History Museum

Mark Girouard

The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set out for the Amazon in 1848 to collect natural history specimens. During his time there, he spent almost two years travelling up the Rio Negro, a region few Europeans had explored. A fire on the return journey to England destroyed all of his collections but among the possessions rescued was a collection of sketches of fish, later presented to The Natural History Museum. This book is an account of Wallace's expedition describing the naturalist in the making, the tragic loss of his collections and how this affected his future. Throughout the book the role of chance in the making of naturalists and the course of science in general is explored. The work is illustrated with the fish sketches, palm drawings and scenes of life in the Amazon.

Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Wallace in the Amazon

Sandra Knapp

Americas

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