INTRDUCTION:Human efforts to understand nature 77 Explor ing Nature Pushes Human Advances 探索自然推动人类进步 Human and nature:Sun,water,earth and other life forms support human life.The development of science starting from observe the nature Major Human Knowledge Advances:Scientific discoveries open to public communication-Journals "To the solid ground of NATURE trusts the mind that builds for aye" “永远积累着的思维，信任大自然的坚实依据” A great expansion in periodical publishing took place in Britain in the 1860s and is considered one of the hallmarks of the age.-from Nature 51 5 I-1 Exploring Nature Pushes Human Advances 探索自然推动人类进步 Human and nature：Sun, water, earth and other life forms support human life.The development of science starting from observe the nature Major Human Knowledge Advances: Scientific discoveries open to public communication-Journals “To the solid ground of NATURE trusts the mind that builds for aye” “永远积累着的思维，信任大自然的坚实依据” A great expansion in periodical publishing took place in Britain in the 1860s and is considered one of the hallmarks of the age.-from Nature INTRDUCTION: Human efforts to understand nature