Grab some foxy Linnaeus stickers (and others!) to have his cynical presence always beside you~

https://t.co/NAL9RzOLny

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& here is a plate of Pisum sativum L. /Field pea from Thomas Martyn’s Thirty-eight plates; illustrated by Frederick Nodder. The pea was named by Linnaeus & is one of the oldest pulse crops. Pulses break disease/weed cycles linked with cereals & replenish nitrogen.

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Class is back in (in-person) session, y'all! In Week 2 of we discussed the material culture + labor of taxonomy in the 18thC, from the classification of mammals to crazy things like platypuses and from the abortifacient peacock flower to Linnaeus' sexist plants.

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Argonauta argo (Linnaeus, 1758)

vern. Paper nautilus, Argonauta
pics 1, 2, 3 via sciencefriday, 4 via otchegopomogaet

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In 1695, Charles Plumier, a French Franciscan monk and botanist named a plant, "Fuchsia Triphylla flore coccinea", after Leonhart Fuchs. The name was shortened by Linnaeus in Fuchsia Triphylla to fit with his binomial system. The genus Fuchsia comprises over 110 species.

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How many ways can you say "carrot?" Carolus Linnaeus invented a worldwide language of science.

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Ordered (and promoted) ’s retelling of Reynard the Fox at my local bookstore Boekhandel Linnaeus. It’s a beautiful edition and I hope they’ll be smart and get a few more copies in stock. https://t.co/i80IruqNVk

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Birds of the park: The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds ... the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus.....by E Donovan, 1784-1819, BHL/Smithsonian https://t.co/NXd0W3WWy3

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Roman goddess of Agriculture, Ceres, preside over cupids on the leaf of bejewelled 18thC fan from our collections; cosies up to Neptune (?) in 16thC print from & crowns Linnaeus in 19thC print from .

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Omnia mirari, etiam tritissima (Find wonder in all things, even the smallest) --Carolus Linnaeus

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How many ways can you say "carrot?" Thanks to Linnaeus, there's one scientific name we can all say.

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⁩ and I have a long standing joke about Heather being similar to my OC Siali in horror teenager standards, so today I decided was time to draw her in the Princess Heart outfit.

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This week's AG shop feature is a sticker of Linnaeus with handcuffs from our game Chess of Blades. You can find this sticker and much more merch at https://t.co/NAL9RA6mM8

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Such fun to listen to someone else read your book out loud. Karl, Get Out of the Garden: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything was featured on Sunday Science Storytime (live on facebook every Sunday 7pm with George Joseph Steele.

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Europe had to wait until the 1730s until the dark secrets of the banana were unleashed. In 1736, Carl Linnaeus was the first person get banana to fruit in northern Europe. This superb image of a banana flower spike was produced by one of Linnaeus's collaborators - G.D. Ehret

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Physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli was born 1723 in Cavalese (today's Trentino). He spent much of his time collecting plants and insects. He wrote many works, described Amanita Caesarea for the 1st time and corresponded with Carl Linnaeus.

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Botanical illustration and the park: Thirty-eight plates, with explanations; intended to illustrate Linnaeus's System of vegetables, and particularly adapted to the Letters on the elements of botany.....by T Marten and JJ Rousseau, 1799, BHL/Uni Toronto...https://t.co/Wgy1UnsiY8

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AMAZING icons of my babes Linnaeus and Zulu, by !!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

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LINNAEUS LEPIDOPTERA

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Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth

Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth's hair is brown and somewhat messy, and has olive green eyes. She wears a calmed expression on her face, representing her permanent relaxed and lazy mood. Under her neck is a scarf of brown fur with a red bow attached.

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