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Master of How Carl von Linne sorted the world
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To the ends of the earth, they bring the green world home to Uppsala.
galleta On Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour, Daniel Solander and Joseph Banks collected plants across Australia, New Zealand, and Tahiti
galleta Dissected flowers, shells, and insects cover an aged parchment botanical engraving.
galleta Sort plants by their features to discover how Carl Linnaeus organized the natural world.
The global cost: Seven of Linnaeus's seventeen 'apostles' died during their dangerous global expeditions, succumbing to tropical diseases and shipwrecks.
A vigorous and pioneering supporter of a particular policy, idea, or cause. In 1746, Carl Linnaeus began sending seventeen of his students on global expeditions to collect botanical specimens.
Where did Christopher Tärnström, the first apostle to die on a voyage, lose his life in 1746?
In which isolated Asian country did Carl Peter Thunberg collect plants while restricted to an island?