TY - BOOK AU - British Museum TI - British Museum (Natural History) General Guide AV - QH PY - 2018/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - British Museum (Natural History) -- Guidebooks KW - Natural history museums -- England -- London -- Guidebooks N1 - Release date is 2018-05-05; Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "British Museum (Natural History) General Guide" by British Museum is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This guide is designed for visitors of the Natural History Museum, providing an overview of the museum's layout, collections, and key displays, including general sketches and illustrations highlighting its various departments. The opening of this general guide introduces the museum's historical context, detailing its establishment and the foundational contributions of key figures like Sir Hans Sloane and Sir Richard Owen. It mentions the evolution of the museum's structure and layout over time, leading to the separation of natural history collections from other displays. The preface indicates that the guide serves to orient visitors in understanding the vast array of natural history specimens on display, ultimately enhancing their experience at the museum. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57098 ER -