SCIENCE: NATURAL HISTORY: MUSEUM:
Natural History Museum in Philadelphia


Academy of Natural Sciences - Natural History Museum in Philadelphia
http://www.ansp.org/


The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and
cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement
of useful learning." The unique aspect of this
statement of purpose lies in the word "useful," a
mandate the Academy has continuously redefined
through research and education that reflects the
societal needs of the times.

The Academy's history mirrors the evolution of the
relationship between the American people and the
natural world. The oldest natural sciences institution
in the Western Hemisphere, 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.
Classic expeditions to explore the western wilderness,
such as those led by Stephen Long and Ferdinand
Hayden, were organized at the Academy. These
explorers brought back new species of plants and
animals, which were studied and catalogued; they
formed the foundation of the Academy's scientific
collections which now contain over 17,000,000
specimens.



Online Databases

A total of 14 databases are currently available online,
including 6 collection databases, 6 research databases
and 2 special databases. These databases reside on
servers outside of this website. The Academy currently
maintains a total of 26 systematics collections. To view
a listing of these collections, go to
data.acnatsci.org/biodiversity_databases/.

Collection Databases Database Specimens Collection Objects
Number in Database

Entomology 3,500,000 3,500,000 30,000
Ichthyology 1,138,720 124,581 124,581
Invertebrate Paleontology ~1,000,000 105,000 39,000
Malacology ~10,000,000 495,000 495,000
Ornithology 191,581 163,797 163,797
Rotifera ~8,600 1969 1969


Research Databases Database Description

ANSP Algal Image Database
An image database containg light micrographs of diatoms
and other algae in the Academy's Phycology Collection

Malacolog 4.1
Names applied to mollusc from the Western Atlantic

Malacology Georeferencing Project
Geographic referencing of the Academy's Malacology
Collection

The Mussel Project
Global revision of freshwater mussels

OBIS IndoPacific Mollusc Database
Species names and distributions of IndoPacific molluscs

Orthoptera Species File
Taxonomic database of the world's orthopteriod insects


Special Databases Collection Description

Titian Peale Butterfly and Moth Collection
Database of Titial Peale's historically significant entomological
collection

VIREO ( Visual Resource for Ornithology)
An image database of bird photographs



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