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It was a happy thought on Mr. Scherren's part to tell the story of the Zoological Society of London, and he is to be congratulated on the success with which he has accomplished his evidently congenial task. The history of a development is always interesting, especially when it is still progressing, and there is, moreover, a strong personal interest ih the book, since many eminent workers, whose names and deeds are familiar, have cooperated in various ways in furthering the welfare of the society since its inception in 1826. Mr. Scherren's book is not only a careful contribution to the history of zoology oin Britain during the last eighty years, but is at the same time good reading for its revelation of what goes on behind the scenes in a scientific society, and for its record of many interesting events in what is familiarly called the “Zoo.”
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The Rise and Progress of the Zoological Society 1 . Nature 74, 129–130 (1906). https://doi.org/10.1038/074129a0
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