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Natural history

Scope note

Originally the systematic study of all natural objects and beings, including the modern sciences of zoology, botany, and minerology; now restricted to the study of these things from a popular or amateur rather than a strictly scientific perspective.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251095

Created

12yrs ago

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