[Nhcoll-l] Words and things

[Darrah Steffen]

I would reccomend just a simple natural history. The definition of that
phrase is: the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as
concerned with observation rather than experiment.

This gives a broad interpretation and the general public typically thinks
of both biological and paleontological sciences when looking at natural
history in the sciences.

Darrah Steffen

PR Assistant
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays, KS 67601


On Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 8:27 AM Callomon,Paul <prc44 at drexel.edu wrote:

> Colleagues,
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> I am hunting around for a word that describes the time-neutral study of
> life on Earth. “Paleontology” and “Biology” are both time-specific (the
> former explicitly, the latter by usage) and “integrated biology” is not
> clear. Is there a word that means “the study of life regardless of time”?
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> *Paul Callomon*
> *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates*
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