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The centenary of New York's Museum of Natural History, which continues until May this year, has been marked by the beginning of some important new programmes, particularly concerned with the environment. In this article, the former director, now coordinator of the museum's scientific and environmental programme, traces its history and describes some new departures for the next hundred years.
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OLIVER, J. American Museum of Natural History at 100. Nature 225, 1199–1203 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2251199a0
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