The History of the Earth in Libraries and Museums.

The article discusses the representation of Earth's history in museums and libraries. The author discusses the roles of literature in science in chronicling the natural history of Earth and humanity and comments on the collaboration of scholars and historians in producing encyclopedias. He comments on how the amount and quality of historical literature and materials makes the formation of a complete history of the Earth difficult. He discusses how literature regarding evolution has led to conflicts between religion and science and comments on the creation of libraries in Egyptian, Greek and Roman societies. The work of archaeologist Austen Henry Layard in investigating ancient civilizations is noted.