title: Introduction. Natural science in the New World: the descriptive enterprise.
authors: McCord Museum.
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Dickenson
authors: Elsbeth
authors: E
authors: Heaman
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010811:Natural Science Disciplines / Q000266:history*