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Overview Scientists have been studying shells from the very beginning of the Academy of Natural Science’s long history. Thomas Say, Isaac Lea, and Timothy Abbott Conrad are just a few examples of Academy scientists who made important contributions to the field of conchology before there was an official department at the Academy. On December 26, 1866, the Conchological Section was formally established at the Academy, creating a departmental unity under curator George Washington Tryon, who led...