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Systema Naturae

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Title page of the 1758 edition of Linnaeus's Systema Naturæ.[1]

Systema Naturae (sometimes written Systema Naturæ) is the main work of Carl Linnaeus, where he listed and classified the known species of plants, animals, and minerals. The first edition was made of only seven folios.

Editions

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Many editions of Systema Naturae exist, including the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, which is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759.

References

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  1. Linnaeus, Carolus (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae :secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin) (10th ed.). Stockholm: Laurentius Salvius.