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St. Louis Museum, the Glossary

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  1. 13 relations: Antediluvian, Basilosaurus, Benjamin Silliman, Bombing of Dresden, Dresden, East Indies, Great Chicago Fire, Jeffries Wyman, Joseph Leidy, Natural history museum, Polynesia, Quadrupedalism, St. Louis.

  2. Buildings and structures demolished in 1866
  3. Defunct museums in Missouri
  4. Former buildings and structures in St. Louis
  5. Museums in St. Louis
  6. Natural history museums in Missouri

Antediluvian

The antediluvian (alternatively pre-diluvian or pre-flood) period is the time period chronicled in the Bible between the fall of man and the Genesis flood narrative in biblical cosmology.

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Basilosaurus

Basilosaurus (meaning "king lizard") is a genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene, approximately 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago (mya).

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Benjamin Silliman

Benjamin Silliman (August 8, 1779 – November 24, 1864) was an American chemist and science educator.

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Bombing of Dresden

The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II.

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Dresden

Dresden (Upper Saxon: Dräsdn; Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and it is the second most populous city after Leipzig.

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East Indies

The East Indies (or simply the Indies) is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery.

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Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871.

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Jeffries Wyman

Jeffries Wyman (August 11, 1814 – September 4, 1874) was an American anatomist, curator, and professor.

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Joseph Leidy

Joseph Mellick Leidy (September 9, 1823 – April 30, 1891) was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist.

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Natural history museum

A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more.

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Polynesia

Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.

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Quadrupedalism

Quadrupedalism is a form of locomotion where animals have four legs are used to bear weight and move around.

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See also

Buildings and structures demolished in 1866

Defunct museums in Missouri

Former buildings and structures in St. Louis

Museums in St. Louis

Natural history museums in Missouri

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Museum