Press Kit
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March 1, 2012
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was organized in 1812 by a small group of amateur naturalists dedicated to the "rational disposal of leisure moments" and "the advancement and diffusion of useful, liberal human knowledge." The Academy was one of the first institutions in the United States to devote its efforts exclusively to the study of natural history.
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March 1, 2012
The history of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the nation’s oldest natural history museum, mirrors the evolution of the relationship between the American people and the natural world. The Academy was founded when the United States hugged the Atlantic coastline, and Philadelphia was the cultural, commercial and scientific center of the new nation.
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March 1, 2012
The Academy of Natural Sciences, founded in 1812, has a long list of milestones.
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March 1, 2012
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is America’s oldest natural history museum.
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