Hope
The story of the blue whale
$23.30
- Paperback
72 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2019
Summary
Hope is the new icon of the Natural History Museum, a stunning 9,000 pound, 82-foot-long blue whale skeleton. Suspended by steel wires and captured in a majestic swooping posture, her reconstruction is a work of art as well as a feat of engineering. Her story begins in 1891 when she was found beached off the coast of Ireland. A lucrative find for a local fisherman, her skeletal remains were sold to the Museum. The project to restore her took three years to complete, including 10 months of pai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780565094775 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0565094777 |
| Author: | Richard Sabin, Lorraine Cornish |
| Publisher: | The Natural History Museum |
| Imprint: | The Natural History Museum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 190mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Richard Sabin
Lorraine Cornish is Head of Conservation at the Natural History Museum. She led the installation of Hope’s 4.5-ton skeleton. Richard Sabin is the Principle Curator for Mammals at the Natural History Museum.
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