Basic principles for establishing an ?ASU? for a scientific-research institution

1976 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 658-662
Author(s):  
A. A. Popov ◽  
E. D. Radchenko ◽  
A. G. Lerman
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Scientific Research Institution

The 1880s: the rise of rivalry

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. McGhie
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Scientific Research Institution ◽  
Naming Practices

This chapter explores the 1880s as a time when standards were set in ornithology, in terms of scientific practices of naming and drawing up agreed lists of accepted records of rare birds visiting Britain. Dresser was a key figure in this, at a time when a number of self-proclaimed authorities disputed evidence and practices. Dresser was involved in various arguments over scientific naming practices with American ornithologists, which would run for many years. His relationship with Henry Seebohm, an English collector with whom he had previously been on good terms, deteriorates as Seebohm set out to deinstall Dresser as the leading commentator on the birds of Europe and Siberia. The British Museum (Natural History) continued to develop its leading importance as a scientific research institution, attracting support from many of Dresser’s contemporaries and acquiring their collections. Dresser remained separated from the museum.

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