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Each has contributed to the understanding and classification of animals that underpins modern zoology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the contemporary museum, art and science still work hand in glove, from the palaeo-artistry of Peter Trusler to the amazing microscopic world revealed by new imaging technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique collection of exquisite images that will enrich our understanding of the history of art and science, the natural world, and the miracle of human perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: John Kean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833250 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st March 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e194\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 29.4 x 23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374519343,"sku":"94117","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters_6.jpg?v=1733459596"},{"product_id":"books-mv-booruns-canoe","title":"Boorun's Canoe: A Journey of Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and important story about the passing of historical and cultural knowledge form a grandfather to his grandsons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Boorun's Canoe, Gunai artist Steaphan Paton, along with his brothers and cousins, are shown how to make a traditional bark canoe by their 'pop', Albert Mullett, Senior Gunai\/Kurnai elder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis evocative journey told by Steaphan is accompanied by the stunning photography of Cam Cope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteaphan Cope \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotography: Cam Cope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833243 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 56\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 15 x 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374715951,"sku":"92657","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T152547.857.svg?v=1733459157"},{"product_id":"books-mv-butterflies","title":"Butterflies: Identification and Life History","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide aims to provide amateur naturalists, bushwalkers and others with a detailed account of butterflies found in Victoria and beyond. Information on butterfly behaviour, biology, relevant habitat, ecology and diversity are all covered in this comprehensive book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecies descriptions are accompanied by colour photographs of all the life stages of the butterfly, as well as information on food plants and habitat. The anatomy of the butterfly is described in detail, using both line-art and photography. Maps, checklists, further references, a glossary, scientific and common name indices are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoss P. Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833090\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st July 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e312\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 21 x 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374748719,"sku":"94775","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/products\/ButterfliesIdentificationandLifeHistory.jpg?v=1603949336"},{"product_id":"books-mv-a-flying-life","title":"A Flying Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Spring Plains, Victoria, July 16, 1910, John Robertson Duigan flew his aeroplane twenty feet into the air. A short hop, admittedly, but a significant moment in Australian history. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. His name is little known outside a small circle of aviation enthusiasts, but over 110 years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles, and an unreliable text book as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in this country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe full story of John Duigan and his flying career has now been published for the first time in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Flying Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. From his early years as a Melbourne school boy to his heroic activities as a pilot on the Western Front in World War One, the life of John Duigan is a story of ingenuity and independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: David Crotty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780980619034 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st July 2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm):  24 x 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374879791,"sku":"85128","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T152124.887.svg?v=1733458894"},{"product_id":"books-mv-gemstones-in-victoria","title":"Gemstones in Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"…as yet, no one country on the broad earth has yielded such an assemblage of varieties of rare and precious gems as Victoria.\" - Rev. John Bleasdale, 1868\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This new book on Victorian gemstones will be welcomed by mineral collectors, gemstone enthusiasts and jewellers alike. It provides a unique insight into the history and origin of some of our favourite gemstones.\" - Grant Hamid, honorary life member, Gemmological Association of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith profuse full-colour illustrations of crystals, faceted gems, maps and diagrams, this book provides an authoritative account of the discoveries, localities and geological settings of a wide variety of colourful minerals and ornamental stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam D Birch was senior curator in Geosciences and Dermot Henry is Manager of Natural Science Collections at Museums Victoria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eAuthors: William D. Birch and Dermot A. Henry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833069 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18th October 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e204\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm):\u003cspan class=\"label\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25.0 x 20.0\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374912559,"sku":"95868","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T151901.872.svg?v=1733458752"},{"product_id":"books-mv-bugs-alive","title":"Bugs Alive! A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates","description":"\u003cp\u003eGoliath Stick Insects, Giant Burrowing Cockroaches and Desert Scorpions are just some of the fascinating invertebrates that are now commonly kept as pets. These amazing animals, and other bugs like them, are becoming increasingly popular as pets, and as displays in schools and zoos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBugs Alive! is a thorough and engaging guide to keeping Australian invertebrates. It was written by the staff who maintain the living collections in the beloved Bugs Alive exhibition at Melbourne Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guide contains detailed information on lifecycles, breeding and feeding for more than 90 species of invertebrate, plus easy to follow instructions for housing and care. 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Drawing on this new information, The Human Story demystifies the fascinating cast of characters who hold the secret to human origins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book covers the main sites, individual fossils, key discoveries and basic facts of each species – what it looked like, what it ate, how and when it lived, as well as how we know all this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Charles Lockwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e 9780980381337\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eDate of Publication:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1st November 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber Of Pages: 112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions (cm):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25.3 x 19.2\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge range: General\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041375010863,"sku":"80270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T151403.964.svg?v=1733458451"},{"product_id":"books-mv-place-for-a-village","title":"The Place for a Village: How Nature Has Shaped the City of Melbourne","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered why Melbourne is located where it is? 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