Encyclopedia - Carolus Linnaeus: Encyclopedia - Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné ▶ (help·info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Caro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carolus Linnaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Carolus Linnaeus - Biography
Carl Linnaeus was born at a farm called Råshult in Älmhult Municipality, the province of Småland in southern Sweden. Like his father a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linnaeus, Carolus: Oceanography Dictionary - Linnaeus, Carolus
  Definition and meaning of Linnaeus, Carolus:   Linnaeus, Carolus - the 18th century Swedish botanist (1707-1778) who e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simian: Encyclopedia - Simian
Cebidae Aotidae Pitheciidae Atelidae Cercopithecidae Hylobatidae Hominidae The simians (infraorder Simiiformes) are the "higher primates"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vermes: Encyclopedia - Vermes
Vermes ("worms") is an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals. Linn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anders Dahl: Encyclopedia - Anders Dahl
Anders (Andreas) Dahl (March 17, 1751 - May 25, 1789) was a Swedish botanist and student of Carolus Linnaeus. The dahlia flower is named ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Watson Scientist: Encyclopedia - William Watson Scientist
William Watson (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Honeybee: Encyclopedia - Western Honeybee
The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honeybee comprised of several subspecies or races. Apis mellifera was first classif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Species: Encyclopedia - Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. In scientific classification, a species is assigned a two-part name in Latin. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala Cathedral: Encyclopedia - Uppsala Cathedral
The Cathedral of Uppsala is the largest church building in Scandinavia, being 118.7 m high. The construction of the cathedral began in 12...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chestnut Oak: Encyclopedia - Chestnut Oak
The Chestnut oak (Quercus montana, or Quercus prinus in some references) is one of the chestnut oak subgroup of the white oak group, genu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crape-myrtle: Encyclopedia - Crape-myrtle
About 50, including: Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia speciosa The Crape-myrtles Lagerstroemia are a genus of about 50 species of decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binomial Nomenclature: Encyclopedia - Binomial Nomenclature
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. As the word "binomial" suggests, the scientific name of a speci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronobiology: Encyclopedia - Chronobiology
Chronobiology is a field of science that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena in living organisms. "Chrono" pertains to time and "biology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala: Encyclopedia - Uppsala
Uppsala [ˈɵpˌsɑ:la] (older spelling Upsala) 59°51′N 17°38′E is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum: Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum
C. carinatum - tricolor daisy C. cinerariifolium - pyrethrum C. coccineum - pyrethum daisy C. coronarium - crown daisy C. frutescens - ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carica: Encyclopedia - Carica
About 20-25 species, including: Carica candicans - Peruvian Papaya Carica cauliflora Carica cestriflora - Papaya de Terra Fria Carica chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croton Genus: Encyclopedia - Croton Genus
L. Some species: Croton acronychioides Croton alabamensis Croton alabamensis var. texensis Croton argyratus Croton aridus Croton arnhem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1735: Encyclopedia - 1735
1735 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1707: Encyclopedia - 1707
1707 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1778: Encyclopedia - 1778
1778 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celsius: Encyclopedia - Celsius
The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plantsman: Encyclopedia Ii - Plantsman - Some Notable Plantsmen And Women
John Tradescant the Elder (ca 1570s–1638) and his son, John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662), must head the list of historic p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scarlet Tiger Moth: Encyclopedia Ii - Scarlet Tiger Moth - Nomenclature
Scarlet tiger moth - Common Names. The Scarlet Tiger Moth Scarlet tiger moth - Taxonomy. The scientific name for the scarlet tiger mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysanthemum - History
Chrysanthemums were cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BCE. An ancient Chinese city was named Chu-Hs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Peter Thunberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Peter Thunberg - Early Life
Thunberg was born at Jönköping, and became a pupil of Carolus Linnaeus at Uppsala University. There he studied natural philosophy and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - History Of Classification
Aristotle divided the living world between animals and plants, and this was followed by Carolus Linnaeus in the first hierarchical classi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celsius: Encyclopedia Ii - Celsius - History
The Celsius temperature scale was originally designed so that the freezing point of water is 100 degrees, and its boiling point is 0 degr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tafl Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Tafl Games - Controversy
The above represent the rules of Tablut as described by Carolus Linnaeus' diary from 1732, and this is the typical way in which Hnefatafl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat: Encyclopedia Ii - Cat - Scientific Classification
The domestic cat was named Felis catus by Carolus Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae of 1758. Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber named the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Småland: Encyclopedia Ii - Småland - Culture
The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, or Carl von Linné, (1707-1778), often called the father of taxonomy or flower-king, was born in �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiton: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiton - Name
Black Chiton (Katharina tunicata) on a stone with a seastar Its English name originates from a Greek word chitōn, which means "tunic" an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fin Whale: Encyclopedia Ii - Fin Whale - Taxonomy
The Finback has long been known to taxonomists. It was first described by Frederick Martens in 1675 and then again by Paul Dudley in 1725...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Characteristics
Aristotle divided the living world between animals and plants, and this was followed by Carolus Linnaeus in the first hierarchical classi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Cesalpino: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrea Cesalpino - Botanical Works
His most important publication was "De plantis libri XVI" (Florence, 1583). This last work has made Cesalpino immortal; the date of its p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Växjö: Encyclopedia Ii - Växjö - History
The city's name is believed to be constructed by the words "väg" (road) and "sjö" (lake), meaning the road over the frozen Växjö lake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flowering Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Flowering Plant - History
The botanical term "Angiosperm" (Greek: αγγειον, receptacle, and σπερμα, seed) was coined in the form Angiospermae by Paul H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Culture
Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harderwijk: Encyclopedia Ii - Harderwijk - The City Of Harderwijk
Harderwijk received city rights from Count Otto II of Guelders in 1231[1]. A defensive wall surrounding the city was completed by the end...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tafl Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Tafl Games - Versions
Hnefatafl is the name of a game frequently referred to in the Norse sagas. Vikings considered skill at hnefatafl to be a valuable attribu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Culture
Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Early Systems
The earliest known system of classifying forms of life comes from the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who classified all living organisms kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banksia: Encyclopedia Ii - Banksia - Taxonomy
The Banksia genus was first described and named by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger in his April 1782 publication Supplementum Plantarum syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Culture
Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Biology - Botany
Species Plantarum, 1753 Carolus Linnaeus online at gallica Description : a two-volume work, going through many editions (ever expa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Biology - Taxonomy
List of publications in biology - Systema Naturae. Carolus Linnaeus First published 1735 Description: With this publication Linneaus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celsius: Encyclopedia Ii - Celsius - History
The Centigrade scale is the original scale devised by Anders Celsius (1701-1744) in which the boiling point of water at 1,000 millibars w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scarlet Tiger Moth: Encyclopedia Ii - Scarlet Tiger Moth - Ecology
For notes on rearing populations see the essay by Don McNamara (unknown date). The larvae feed mostly on comfrey Symphytum officionale. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Code Of Zoological Nomenclature: Encyclopedia Ii - International Code Of Zoological Nomenclature - Rules And Examples Of Their Application
The first published name of an organism or group takes priority; later names for that organism or group are junior synonyms and are not c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ape: Encyclopedia Ii - Ape - History Of Hominoid Taxonomy
The history of hominoid taxonomy is somewhat confusing and complex. The names of subgroups have changed their meaning over time as new ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spurge: Encyclopedia Ii - Spurge - Description
The genus ranges from small trees, shrubs, vines to herbaceous plants. A significant percentage of these are succulent plant, some of whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Sexuality - Morphological Mechanisms
Plant sexuality - Flower morphology. A species, such as the ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), demonstrates the possible range of variation i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Characteristics
They are very varied in flower size and appearance. They grow in tufts, in racemose inflorescences, sometimes in corymbs or panicles. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysanthemum - Food Uses
Chrysanthemum flowers are boiled to make a sweet drink in some parts of Asia. The resulting beverage is known simply as "chrysanthemum te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysanthemum: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysanthemum - Ornamental Uses
Modern chrysanthemums are much more showy than their ancient relatives. The flowers occur in various forms, and can be daisy-like, decora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binomial Nomenclature: Encyclopedia Ii - Binomial Nomenclature - Nomenclature Codes
From the mid nineteenth century onwards it became ever more apparent that a body of rules was necessary to govern scientific names. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carolina Anole: Encyclopedia Ii - Carolina Anole - Description
The Carolina anole can reach a total length of about 22 cm. Females are slightly smaller, about 16 cm). The male has a dewlap–pink or l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binomial Nomenclature: Encyclopedia Ii - Binomial Nomenclature - Derivation Of Names
The genus name and species descriptor may come from any source whatsoever. Often they are Latin words, but they may also come from Ancien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Sexuality - Evolution
Plant sexuality - Angiosperms. It is thought that flowering plants evolved from a common hermaphrodite ancestor, and that dioecy evolve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Characteristics
They are very varied in flower size and appearance. They grow in tufts, in racemose inflorescences, sometimes in corymbs or panicles. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Reference
Epidendrum apaganoides Epidendrum peperonia ... See also:Epidendrum, Epidendrum - Distribution and ecology, Epidendrum - Characteristic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiton: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiton - Activities
Chitons eat algae, bryozoans, diatoms and sometimes bacteria by scraping the rocky substrate with their well-developed radula. Some speci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paleontology: Encyclopedia Ii - Paleontology - Overview
Modern paleontology sets ancient life in its contexts, by studying how long-term physical changes of global geography ("paleogeography") ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caecilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Caecilian - Reproduction
Caecilians are the only order of amphibians which only use internal insemination. The male Caecilians have a penis-like organ, the phallo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala - History
Uppsala was originally located a few kilometers to the north, at a location now known as Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala). Today's Uppsala was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aptera: Encyclopedia Ii - Aptera - Characters
In addition to the complete absence of wings and of metamorphosis, the Aptera are characterized by peculiar elongate mandibles, with toot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Växjö: Encyclopedia Ii - Växjö - Notable Locations
Växjö University has 14.000 students (2004). Industries include Alstom and Aerotech Telub. Växjö houses Sweden's only glass museum [1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Culture
Although the flowers of most Epidendrum species are rather small and not very showy, these orchids are nevertheless widely cultivated, su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Reference
Epidendrum apaganoides Epidendrum peperonia ... See also:Epidendrum, Epidendrum - Distribution and ecology, Epidendrum - Characteristic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Modern Developments
Whereas Linnaeus classified for ease of identification, it is now generally accepted that classification should reflect the Darwinian pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Linnaean Taxonomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Linnaean Taxonomy - Later Developments
Over time, our understanding of the relationships between living things has changed. The greatest change was the widespread acceptance of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Peter Thunberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Peter Thunberg - Return To Sweden
In February 1778, Thunberg left Ceylon for Amsterdam, passing by at the Cape and staying there for two weeks. He finally arrived at Amste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala University: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala University - Locations And Campus Areas
Buildings and locations where the university has activities or which are significantly connected to its history. Asterisk marks buildings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binomial Nomenclature: Encyclopedia Ii - Binomial Nomenclature - Value Of Binomial Nomenclature
The value of the binomial nomenclature system derives primarily from its economy, its widespread use, and the stability of names it gener...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala University: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala University - People
Main article: List of Uppsala University People As the dominant academic institution in Sweden for several centuries, Uppsala University ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Structure
With a few exceptions, most notably the sponges (Phylum Porifera), animals have bodies differentiated into separate tissues. These includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Peter Thunberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Peter Thunberg - Japan
In August 1775 he arrived at the Dutch factory of the V.O.C. (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) at Dejima, a small artificial island (12...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Examples
Some well-known types of animals, listed by their common names: alligator alpaca ant antelope badger bat bear bee beetle bird bison butt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala University: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala University - University Library
Main article: Uppsala University Library The university library holds about 5.25 million volumes of books and periodicals (131,293 shelf ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala University: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala University - University Hospital
The Uppsala Academic Hospital or Akademiska sjukhuset, which functions as a teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine and the Nursing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ape: Encyclopedia Ii - Ape - New Subspecies?
In 2002, a new giant ape troop was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These apes share many features of both chimpanzees and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Linnaean Taxonomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Linnaean Taxonomy - Nomenclature
A strength of Linnaean taxonomy is that it can be used to develop a simple and practical system for organizing the different kinds of liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiton: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiton - Classification
Most classification schemes in use today are based, at least in part, on Pilsbry's Manual of Conchology (1892-1894), extended and revised...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Classification - Group Suffixes
Taxa above the genus level are often given names derived from the Latin (or Latinized) stem of the type genus, plus a standard suffix. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celsius: Encyclopedia Ii - Celsius - Application
The Celsius scale is the world's most commonly used temperature scale. It has been adopted by virtually all the countries of the world, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caecilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Caecilian - Anatomy
Caecilians' feet have degenerated, making the smaller species resemble worms, while the larger species with lengths up to 1.5 m resemble ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoology: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoology - History Of Zoology
Main articles: History of zoology (before Darwin) History of zoology (since Darwin) ... See also:Zoology, Zoology - History of zoolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plantsman: Encyclopedia Ii - Plantsman - Defining The Word
In the first edition (June 1979) of The Plantsman (a specialist journal published by the Royal Horticultural Society), Sandra Raphael (th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Species: Encyclopedia Ii - Species - Importance In Biological Classification
The idea of species has a long history. It is one of the most important levels of classification, for several reasons: It often correspo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Louis Maupertuis: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Louis Maupertuis - Books
The following are his most important works: Sur la figure de la terre (Paris, 1738) Discours sur la parallaxe de la lune (Paris, 1741) D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Species
There are seven epiphytic species occurring in southern USA, e.g. the Green Fly Orchid (Epidendrum magnoliae) Muhl., and E. acunae, E. am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uppsala University: Encyclopedia Ii - Uppsala University - History
Uppsala University - Before the reformation. As with most medieval universities, Uppsala University initially grew out of an ecclesiast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aptera: Encyclopedia Ii - Aptera - Distribution And Habits
The Aptera are probably the most widely distributed of all insects. Among the bristle-tails we find the genus Machilis, represented in Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epidendrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Epidendrum - Species
There are seven epiphytic species occurring in southern USA, e.g. the Green Fly Orchid (Epidendrum magnoliae) Muhl., and E. acunae, E. am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Reproduction And Development
Nearly all animals undergo some form of sexual reproduction. Adults are diploid or occasionally polyploid. They have a few specialized re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Sweden - Regions
The parts of Sweden, being rather large and hard to travel through, each have a distinguished culture. Historically this was noted throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Origin And Fossil Record
Animals are generally considered to have evolved from flagellate protozoa. Their closest living relatives are the choanoflagellates, coll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carolus Linnaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Carolus Linnaeus - Linnaean Taxonomy
Although taxonomists, in almost any biological field, are familiar with the work of Carolus Linnaeus, his contribution to taxonomy goes f...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article