On any occasion when you’ve seen an aquarium, have you ever thought about how it came to be? No, not that particular aquarium that you visited, or saw at someone’s house. We are talking about the entire concept of aquariums as a vivarium of any size to house aquatic plants and animals.
The idea, in fact, is less than 200 years old. While a number of people were involved in the invention of the marine aquarium, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse is credited with promoting the glass tank as a novel way of housing marine creatures. What’s more, he was also responsible for using “aquarium” for this glass vessel, a term that still remains in use.
