Carl Linnaeus:

The distinctions of sex are evident in plants, as in animals.

— Carl Linnaeus Early Modern

Biological taxonomy

His revolutionary 'sexual system' of plant classification, which was considered scandalous by some for its explicit language.

1735

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"The aim of natural history is to know God in His works."

"The whole world is a collection of wonders."

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"I have created order out of chaos."

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