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15世纪以来,欧洲人迅速探察了世界;+到了18世纪,探险变得较注重于科学的研究。早期探险家的目标是发现金矿、进行贸易、追求名望和扩大疆域;现代的探险家又多了一项目标;科学新发现。远征队的成员除了水手、士兵、商人和冒险家外,也包括了科学家。他们希望在非洲南部、东南亚,特别是南美洲筹热带地区,发现更多的野生生物。第一支前往南美洲的科学远征队,目的在记录地球的形状和大小,也就是从事大地测量学的研究。不过更重要的是,这次远征使得博物学家(有兴趣研究野生动物的科学家)大开眼界,见识到珍奇的生物,特别是生活在辽阔的亚马孙河流域附近热带雨林中的生物。
Europeans quickly explored the world since the 15th century; by the 18th century, exploration became more scientific. The early explorers’ goal was to discover gold, trade, pursue fame and expand the territory; modern explorers have one more goal; new discoveries in science. Expedition members in addition to sailors, soldiers, businessmen and adventurers, but also includes scientists. They hope to find more wildlife in the tropical regions of southern Africa, Southeast Asia, especially South America. The first scientific expedition to South America aimed at documenting the shape and size of the Earth, that is, geodesy. But more importantly, this expedition opened the door to naturalists (scientists interested in wildlife research) to see exotic creatures, especially those living in the rainforest near the vast Amazon basin.