As early as the 17th century, Western countries began collecting plants and animals, and gathering the fruits of their scientific experimentation into museums of natural history.
早在十七世紀，歐洲人便將其探索自然的成果﹘ ﹘包括了大自然中，動物、植物、地質…… 等自古演化和發展的情況，點點滴滴貯存在自然史博物館中。