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Editorial

Animals and plants in natural history dioramas in museums: specimens or objects?

Sue Dale TunnicliffeSenior Lecturer in Science Education, Institute of Education, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 189-191 | Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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