Carl Linnaeus — "God created, Linnaeus arranged. It is astonishing how many new species are disco…"
God created, Linnaeus arranged. It is astonishing how many new species are discovered every day.
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A combination of his famous dictum and an observation on the ongoing work of discovery.
Date: c. 1750s-1770s
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