…His brother, Benjamin White (1725-94), was involved in publishing natural history books, and through this relationship, Gilbert and one of the authors, Pennant, became friends, and the first edition of Selborne Natural History was also published by his brother. The practice of clergymen and naturalists researching the history and natural history of their local areas and compiling them into books was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, pioneered by Robert Plot's (1640-96) Natural History of Staffordshire (1686). However, the reason that White's work is the only one that has remained as a classic is that he scientifically observed the ecology of living things, including bird migration and reproductive behavior, with his own eyes, and avoided confusing it with folk information obtained from myths and legends. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Plot, R." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…彼の弟ベンジャミン・ホワイトBenjamin White(1725‐94)が博物学書の出版を手がけていた関係から著者の一人ペナントとギルバートとの親交が始まっており,また《セルボーン博物誌》の初版も弟の手で出版された。牧師や博物学者がその居住地域の故事と自然史を研究し著書にまとめる習慣はプロットRobert Plot(1640‐96)の《スタッフォードシャー博物誌》(1686)を先駆として18~19世紀に流行した。しかしその中からホワイトの著作だけが古典として残ったのは,鳥の渡りや生殖行動をはじめ,生物の生態を自身の目で科学的に観察し,神話や伝承から得た民俗的情報との混同を避けた記述態度によるといえよう。… ※「Plot,R.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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