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Gilbert White
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Gilbert White was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist. He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
Gilbert White's house, The Wakes, now a museum, viewed from the back gardens in 2010
Gilbert White's house, The Wakes, now a museum, viewed from the back gardens in 2010
Title page of White's Natural History, which he published late in life
Title page of White's Natural History, which he published late in life
The stained glass window commemorating White in Selborne church
The stained glass window commemorating White in Selborne church
Natural history
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Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is called a naturalist or natural historian.
Black and white tables of natural history, from Ephraim Chambers's 1728 Cyclopaedia.
Black and white tables of natural history, from Ephraim Chambers's 1728 Cyclopaedia.
A natural history collection in a French public secondary school
A natural history collection in a French public secondary school
Blackberry from the sixth-century Vienna Dioscurides manuscript
Blackberry from the sixth-century Vienna Dioscurides manuscript
Georges Buffon is best remembered for his Histoire naturelle, a 44-volume encyclopedia describing quadrupeds, birds, minerals, and some science and te
Georges Buffon is best remembered for his Histoire naturelle, a 44-volume encyclopedia describing quadrupeds, birds, minerals, and some science and technology. Reptiles and fish were covered in supplements by Bernard Germain de Lacépède.