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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