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June 1996

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Features

The Refined Art of Picturing Natural History

An exhibition showcasing works by members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators opens at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center

We May Be Temerarious and Unsuasible, But Can We Orthographize?

Review of 'High Tide in Tucson'

Phenomena, Comment and Notes

Looking at the Smithsonian from the inside: A 'random sample' of anthropologists, biologists and geologists explain why it is an inimitable place to work

Smithsonian Castle

Smithsonian Perspectives

In its early days, the Smithsonian faced the Civil War, a disastrous fire and a vastly uncertain future

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