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3 days ago · Carl Linnaeus [a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3] [b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy ". [4] Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · The Linnaeus Garden – a haven in Uppsala. The Linnaeus Garden was the first botanical garden in Sweden founded in 1655 by Olof Rudbeck the elder. It is laid out in the French style and was restored following Linnaeus' and Carl Hårleman's design from 1745. Today, approximately 1,000 species are cultivated here. All of them are known to have ...
2 days ago · In Norwegian sailor folklore, kraken ("the krake " or "the crookie"), also known as horven (among others), is a legendary sea monster said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland . It is said that when fishermen row out a few miles ( Scandinavian miles) from the coast on a hot summer's day in a calm, and according to normal calculations ...
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Apr 10, 2024 · In many ways, Horus the Younger is the reflection of our own fragility. As a child, the god was in grave danger and barely managed to escape from it. He would become a symbol of suffering and an entity that would heal and protect those in danger. Besides Egypt, Horus the Child had a massive impact on Roman culture.
Apr 3, 2024 · John Ray (born Nov. 29, 1627, Black Notley, Essex, Eng.—died Jan. 17, 1705, Black Notley) was a leading 17th-century English naturalist and botanist who contributed significantly to progress in taxonomy. His enduring legacy to botany was the establishment of species as the ultimate unit of taxonomy.
Apr 18, 2024 · Horus the Elder, or Horus the Great, was the son of the earth god Geb and sky goddess Nut. On the other hand, Horus the Younger was the child of Isis and Osiris. In Ancient Egyptian mythology, Horus was the god of the sky and the sun. Although there were many patron deities of the sky, the experts believe that this god was the most important ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Linus Pauling (born February 28, 1901, Portland, Oregon, U.S.—died August 19, 1994, Big Sur, California) was an American theoretical physical chemist who became the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prize s. His first prize (1954) was awarded for research into the nature of the chemical bond and its use in elucidating molecular ...
