The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists in having a true idea of the objects; objects are distinguished and known by classifying them methodically and giving them appropriate names.
— Carl Linnaeus Early Modern

Biological taxonomy

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From 'Philosophia Botanica', outlining his approach to taxonomy.

Date / Period

1751

Category

Shocking

Source

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/20/mode/1up

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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Cross Reference

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