museum metaphor

[Olivier Gerard]

Marc LeBrun wrote warmly:
> We call it an "encyclopedia" and perhaps think of it as a kind of 
> publication, but another metaphor that I sometimes think might be apt is 
> "Museum Of Integer Sequences".
> 
> Neil's of course the Curator and chief of acquisitions.  We drag sequences 
> in from the field like unearthed fossils, from diverse sources, in a wide 
> variety of conditions.  Some of these are very incomplete skeletons 
> ("more"), others are fully preserved.  Some are common fauna 
> ("recreational") others are important type specimens ("core").
>
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Some are even the results of genetic experiments and hybridation ...

You are right, Encyclopedia was more apt for the book,
where selection was important
to make it a valuable reference.  

Olivier