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OverviewHope 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 painstaking laboratory work to clean and repair each of her 221 bones. Combining the latest scientific research into the blue whale with behind-the-scenes imagery, this book sheds new light on the largest creature ever to have lived on Earth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Sabin , Lorraine CornishPublisher: The Natural History Museum Imprint: The Natural History Museum Edition: None ed. ISBN: 9780565094775ISBN 10: 0565094777 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 31 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLorraine 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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