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Industrial Museum of Scotland was founded in 1854, it became the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1866, the Royal Museum of Scotland in 1904 and then in a merger with others became the National Museum of Scotland. While never part of the Geological Survey it housed Survey collections since the Industrial Museum of Scotland days. | Industrial Museum of Scotland was founded in 1854, it became the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1866, the Royal Museum of Scotland in 1904 and then in a merger with others became the National Museum of Scotland. While never part of the Geological Survey it housed Survey collections since the Industrial Museum of Scotland days. | ||
[https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/history-of-the-national-museum-of-scotland History of the museum] | [https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/history-of-the-national-museum-of-scotland History of the museum] (by Will Adams) | ||
[[Industrial Museum of Scotland Sub-Collection at the British Geological Survey|Article regarding early Survey rock specimens on display in the Industrial Museum of Scotland]] | [[Industrial Museum of Scotland Sub-Collection at the British Geological Survey|Article regarding early Survey rock specimens on display in the Industrial Museum of Scotland]] | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 20 December 2025
Industrial Museum of Scotland was founded in 1854, it became the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1866, the Royal Museum of Scotland in 1904 and then in a merger with others became the National Museum of Scotland. While never part of the Geological Survey it housed Survey collections since the Industrial Museum of Scotland days.
History of the museum (by Will Adams)
Article regarding early Survey rock specimens on display in the Industrial Museum of Scotland
Publication catalogues of Survey collections in the Royal Scottish Museum
Guide to the collection of the Geological Survey illustrative of Scottish geology 1912.
An introduction to petrography and guide to the collections of rocks 1929