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Wikipedia: The Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World. It was founded in 1812 by many of the leading naturalists of the young republic with its expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences. " For over nearly two centuries of continuous operations, the Academy has sponsored expeditions, conducted original environmental and systematics research, and amassed natural history collections containing more than 17 million specimens.
![[A complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil on display with other dinosaur specimens.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/T_rex_exhibit_Philadelphia_s.jpg "A complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil on display with other dinosaur specimens.")
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![[A mummy on display at the Academy]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mummy_PANS_s.jpg "A mummy on display at the Academy")
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