Linnaeus

Author : Lisbet Koerner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674039698

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Linnaeus by Lisbet Koerner Pdf

Drawing on letters, poems, notebooks, and secret diaries, Lisbet Koerner tells the moving story of one of the most famous naturalists who ever lived, the Swedish-born botanist and systematizer, Carl Linnaeus. The first scholarly biography of this great Enlightenment scientist in almost one hundred years, Linnaeus also recounts for the first time Linnaeus' grand and bizarre economic projects: to teach tea, saffron, and rice to grow on the Arctic tundra and to domesticate buffaloes, guinea pigs, and elks as Swedish farm animals. Linnaeus hoped to reproduce the economy of empire and colony within the borders of his family home by growing cash crops in Northern Europe. Koerner shows us the often surprising ways he embarked on this project. Her narrative goes against the grain of Linnaean scholarship old and new by analyzing not how modern Linnaeus was, but how he understood science in his time. At the same time, his attempts to organize a state economy according to principles of science prefigured an idea that has become one of the defining features of modernity. Meticulously researched, and based on archival data, Linnaeus will be of compelling interest to historians of the Enlightenment, historians of economics, and historians of science. But this engaging, often funny, and sometimes tragic portrait of a great man will be valued by general readers as well.

Author : Margaret J. Anderson
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766065444

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Carl Linnaeus by Margaret J. Anderson Pdf

How can we organize and name all of the different animals and plants in the world? Many had tried before, but Carl Linnaeus came up with a system that we still use today. This Swedish scientist from over 300 years ago is known as the father of classification. Linnaeus’s system gave each plant or animal just two names. For example, the scientific term for human beings is Homo sapiens. In Latin, Homo means "man" and sapiens means "wise."

Author : Karen Magnuson Beil
Publisher : WW Norton
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781324004691

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What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing by Karen Magnuson Beil Pdf

The globetrotting naturalists of the eighteenth century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology. In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus’s life and career in readable, relatable prose. As a boy, Linnaeus hated school and had little interest in taking up the religious profession his family had chosen. Though he struggled through Latin and theology classes, Linnaeus was an avid student of the natural world and explored the school’s gardens and woods, transfixed by the properties of different plants. At twenty-five, on a solo expedition to the Scandinavian Mountains, Linnaeus documented and described dozens of new species. As a medical student in Holland, he moved among leading scientific thinkers and had access to the best collections of plants and animals in Europe. What Linnaeus found was a world with no consistent system for describing and naming living things—a situation he methodically set about changing. The Linnaean system for classifying plants and animals, developed and refined over the course of his life, is the foundation of modern scientific taxonomy, and inspired and guided generations of scientists. What Linnaeus Saw is rich with biographical anecdotes—from his attempt to identify a mysterious animal given him by the king to successfully growing a rare and exotic banana plant in Amsterdam to debunking stories of dragons and phoenixes. Thoroughly researched and generously illustrated, it offers a vivid and insightful glimpse into the life of one of modern science’s founding thinkers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191544866

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Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica by Anonim Pdf

Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 10 original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms, genera, and subjects. The first full English translation of this classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of science.

Author : Dissected Lives
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541956872

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Carolus Linnaeus : The Life and Works of the Father of Modern Taxonomy | Naming the World Grade 5 | Children's Biographies by Dissected Lives Pdf

Who was Carolus Linnaeus and what did he do to be dubbed as the “Father of Modern Taxonomy?” Read on to find out. Biography books are meant to inspire you to persevere and to act on the things you’re curious about. So go ahead and get your child this book today.

Author : Anita Sanchez
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580896061

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Karl, Get Out of the Garden! by Anita Sanchez Pdf

Do you know what a Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incises, racemis simplicibus is?* Carolus (Karl) Linnaeus started off as a curious child who loved exploring the garden. Despite his intelligence—and his mother's scoldings—he was a poor student, preferring to be outdoors with his beloved plants and bugs. As he grew up, Karl's love of nature led him to take on a seemingly impossible task: to give a scientific name to every living thing on earth. The result was the Linnaean system—the basis for the classification system used by biologists around the world today. Backyard sciences are brought to life in beautiful color. Back matter includes more information about Linnaeus and scientific classification, a classification chart, a time line, source notes, resources for young readers, and a bibliography. *it's a tomato! A handsome introductory book on Linnaeus and his work — Booklist, starred review A good introduction to a man in a class by himself — Kirkus Reviews Lends significant humanity to the naturalist — Publisher's Weekly The biographical approach to a knotty scientific subject makes this a valuable addition to STEM and biography collections — School Library Journal

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Discoveries in geography
ISBN : CHI:80377288

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The Linnaeus Apostles by Anonim Pdf

Author : Natural History Society of Glasgow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Natural history
ISBN : UCAL:B4151164

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Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glascow by Natural History Society of Glasgow Pdf

Author : John S. Haller
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0809319829

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Outcasts from Evolution by John S. Haller Pdf

Haller (history, medical humanities, Southern Illinois U.) examines the scientific "proof" of racial inferiority in the US during the period between the 1859 publication of Darwin's Origin of Species and the discovery in 1900 of Gregor Mendel's experiments with genetics, in this reprint of a work first published in 1971 by University of Illinois Press. He shows how scientists sought to apply evolutionary ideas to morality, health, and the physiognomy of nonwhite races, and looks at the relationship between scientific theories and public policy. Includes bandw illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Natural History Society of Glasgow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044106268279

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Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow by Natural History Society of Glasgow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0521087317

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Biology and Biological Technology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555086477

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Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia Fara
Publisher : Icon Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781840464443

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Sex, Botany and Empire by Patricia Fara Pdf

"Enticing ... with a sharp eye for 18th-century mores, this is an engrossing exploration of the growth of the British Empire." Good Book Guide

Author : Pierre Jolivet,Jorge Santiago-Blay,Michael Schmitt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789047427858

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Research on Chrysomelidae, Volume 1 by Pierre Jolivet,Jorge Santiago-Blay,Michael Schmitt Pdf

There are an estimated 40,000 species of chrysomelids, or leaf beetles, worldwide. These biologically interesting and often colorful organisms, such as the tortoise beetles, have a broad range of life histories and fascinating adaptations. For example, there are chrysomelids with shortened wings (brachypterous) and elytra (brachelytrous), other species are viviparous, and yet other leaf beetles have complicated anti predator-parasitoid defenses. Some species, such as corn rootworms (several species in the genus Diabrotica) constitute major agricultural crop pests. Research on Chrysomelidae 1 is a the first of an intended series of volumes on the Chrysomelidae edited by Jolivet, Santiago-Blay, and Schmitt.

Author : Theodor Magnus Fries
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108037235

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Linnaeus by Theodor Magnus Fries Pdf

First published in 1923, this English version of a Swedish biography of Linnaeus includes additional material supplied by the translator.