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Definitions for natural history
nat·u·ral his·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. natural historynoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. natural historynoun

    The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

  2. natural historynoun

    The study of all natural phenomena.

  3. natural historynoun

    A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.

Wikipedia

  1. Natural history

    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. Natural history encompasses scientific research but is not limited to it. It involves the systematic study of any category of natural objects or organisms. So while it dates from studies in the ancient Greco-Roman world and the mediaeval Arabic world, through to European Renaissance naturalists working in near isolation, today's natural history is a cross-discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences; e.g., geobiology has a strong multidisciplinary nature.

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  1. natural history

    Natural history is the scientific study of plants, animals, and other organisms in their natural environments, focusing on how they behave, adapt, evolve, and interact with each other and their surroundings. It encompasses various disciplines such as zoology, botany, geology, paleontology, and ecology. Natural history also refers to the recording and description of these entities from the earliest times, which is often captured in nature documentary films or television programs.

Wikidata

  1. Natural history

    Natural history is the study of organisms including plants or animals in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. It encompasses scientific research but is not limited to it, with articles nowadays more often published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study of any category of natural objects or organisms. That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines. So while natural history dates historically from studies in the ancient Greco-Roman world and the mediaeval Arabic world, through to the scattered European Renaissance scientists working in near isolation, today's field is more of a cross discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences. For example, geobiology has a strong multi-disciplinary nature combining scientists and scientific knowledge of many specialty sciences. A person who studies natural history is known as a naturalist or "natural historian".

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Natural History

    A former branch of knowledge embracing the study, description, and classification of natural objects (as animals, plants, and minerals) and thus including the modern sciences of zoology, botany, and mineralogy insofar as they existed at that time. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries it was much used for the generalized pursuit of certain areas of science. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of natural history in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of natural history in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of natural history in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    These are all things that need to be carefully examined in natural history and case-control studies.

  2. Scott Tremor:

    Not only is this discovery a perfect example of the importance of good old-fashioned natural history field work, but we have the opportunity to develop a conservation plan based on our findings, the ability to take our research and turn it into tangible conservation efforts is thrilling. It is a commitment to preserving the uniqueness of the Baja California Peninsula.

  3. Marianne Nyegaard:

    The new species managed to evade discovery for nearly three centuries by ‘hiding’ in a messy history of sunfish taxonomy, partially because they are so difficult to preserve and study, even for natural history museums, that is why we named it Mola tecta (the Hoodwinker Sunfish), derived from the Latin tectus, meaning disguised or hidden.

  4. Eric Garcetti:

    I don’t think that ‘Night at the Museum’ was an accurate depiction of what happens when the lights go down at the Museum of Natural History, but it still could get people excited about history, i hope ‘San Andreas’ will be a good popcorn thriller that awakens people about the importance of getting prepared for the big quake that is long overdue to happen.

  5. John Adams:

    I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.


Translations for natural history

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  • luonnonhistoria, luonnontiedeFinnish
  • природонаука, природознаниеMacedonian
  • природове́дениеRussian
  • naturhistoriaSwedish

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