1. 博物：本书部分章节的素材曾以文章形式在 发现 (Discover) 和 博物(Natural History) 杂志上发表. 在此,对许多科学界同行们的讨论和意见,对罗杰.肖特(Roger Short) 和南希.韦恩(NancyWavne)对全部手稿的校阅,

1. 博物学
Natural history is the study of animals and plants and other living things.

e.g. Schools regularly bring children to the beach for natural history lessons.
学校经常安排孩子们去海滩上博物学课。

noun

1. the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals