Three Hundred Years of Linnaean Taxonomy:
In Celebration of the Exhibition of
the 1st Edition of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 8:30am -- 8:00pm
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (enter through Constitution Ave door)
A day of talks on the history of Linnaean taxonomy and the current state of biological classification and nomenclature, by leading historians of science and biologists.
Evening Event: Rotunda, National Museum of Natural History:
6:30 -8:00 pm Reception and viewing of the two-day exhibition "A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus, 1707-1778" including the author's own copy of Systema Naturae (courtesy of the Swedish Embassy), with illustrations by Georg Dionysius Ehret; to be followed by an appearance by Linnaeus [Hans Odöö]
Sponsored by the Smithsonian and Encyclopedia of Life
Free, open to public, no registration needed.
For program: http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/linnaeusSymposium.htm
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