ssor at the Royal College of Surgeons.

    Oant researc tter edto one unexceptionable pursuit for ion of tisy ion of London’s Natural ory Museum. ton, opened in 1880, is almost entirely a testament to his vision.

    Before Oion of te, andeven t  to gain access. In tisivevisitors o make a ten application and undergo a brief intervieo determine if t to be admitted at all. to return a second time to pick up a ticket—t isassuming tervieime to viereasures. Even t alloolinger. Oo o t of encouraging o visit in to devote most of to public displays. o put informative labels on eac people couldappreciate  unexpectedly, . h.

    museums situtes. By making tural ory Museum an institution for everyone, Oransformed our expectations ofw museums are for.

    Still, ruism in general to  official acts o lobby against a proposal to erect a statue inmemory of Cain belated,inadvertent triumpoday atue commands a masterly vieaircase of tural ory Museum, o tare gravely over peoplesnacking on cups of tea and jam dougs.

    It o suppose t Ricty rivalries marked tof nineteentury paleontology, but in fact o come, time from overseas. InAmerica in tury tacularlyvenomous, if not quite as destructive. It range and ruthniel Charles Marsh.

    tered, quarrelsome, jealous,mistrustful, and ever unology.

    tual friends and admirers, even naming fossil species after eac a pleasant oget e sure yt o consuming red over t ty years. It is probably safe to sayt no tural sciences her more.