Linnaeus’ personal copy of his Systema Naturae (1st edition, 1735), an important document for the emergence of taxonomic classification of living organisms, was put on display at two American locales to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Linnaeus’ birth (see this link for posts with Linnaeus celebration information). First, it was on display at the New York Botanical Garden from November 8-10, including some talks, one with Edward O. Wilson. Then it went to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History from November 13-14 as “A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus,” part of a symposium, “Three Hundred Years of Linnaean Taxonomy.” The blog of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) originally posted on this, and digitized versions of Systema Naturae are available at the BHL or Botanicus.org.
Linnaeus’ ‘Systema Naturae’ on Display
Also, a copy of Systema Naturae was recently sold by the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh through Christie’s. More at PhiloBiblos, Antiquarian Book News, the Evening News, and the Edinburgh Paper. And Science magazine’s Gonzo Scientist writes of Linnaeus’ culinary work.
