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the second was arranged for a zoological labora- 

 tory ; the skeletons and anatomical preparations 

 were temporarily placed in rooms of the build- 

 ing called la Regie, or the office of hackney 

 coaches; and in 1802, the Museum had become 

 so organised as to admit of teaching, with the 

 requisite illustrations, all the natural sciences. 

 In fine the institution was in a very flourishing 

 state ; the works were carried on with surpris- 

 ing activity, the lectures attracted a concourse 

 of foreigners as well as natives, and the amphi- 

 theatre was often filled with pupils : the greatest 

 order reigned throughout, and the checks re- 

 ceived since the new organisation were no 

 longer felt. Thus when we contemplate nature 

 herself, she is always seen greater and more fer- 

 tile after the rudest storms. 



We must here speak of an enterprise which 

 more than any other contributed to spread the 

 fame of the Museum , and to diffuse the know- 

 ledge of which it is the source^ viz. the publica- 

 tion of the Annals; for the conception and exe- 

 cution of which a tribute should be paid to the 

 memory of Fourcroy. When this learned man 

 saw the Museum fixed upon a stable basis, he 

 persuaded his colleagues to unite in publishing 

 their observations, with a design principally to 

 make known the riches of the collections. The 



