Introduction


Pre-Linnaean botany

Tradition

Crisis

The rise of the universities

The birth of modern botany

Continuity


Linnaeus

The search for a natural classification system

Synthesizing the work of predecessors and contemporaries

Linnaeus' scientific accomplishments

The Linnaean system in action


The Linnaean inheritance

Linnaeus' students

Linnaeus goes global

Continuing impact of Linnaeus' ideas

Breaking the mold - who can be a naturalist?

The Linnaean legacy and the shape of modern botany


Conclusion

Order from chaos: Looking back


Resources

Bibliography

Links


Index


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