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contains items from the California Academy of Sciences in San
Francisco. Founded in 1853 to survey and study the vast
resources of California and beyond, the California Academy of
Sciences is the oldest scientific institution in the West. Over
the past 154 years, the Academy has grown to become the fourth
largest natural history museum in the country. Home to Steinhart
Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, and the Kimball Natural History
Museum, as well as world class research and education
departments, the Academy's mission is to explore, explain, and
protect the natural world.