A General System of Nature
A General System of Nature is the English title of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae, first published in Leiden in 1735 by Haak as a work of 11 large pages. Its expanded 10th edition (Stockholm, 1758) underpins binomial naming. Turton's English version came from Lackington, Allen and Co. in 1806.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Haak, Leiden, 1735
- First UK edition
- Lackington, Allen and Co., 1806
A General System of Nature by Carl Linnaeus was first published in 1735. We track 2 editions.
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We track 2 editions of A General System of Nature. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was A General System of Nature first published?
A General System of Nature by Carl Linnaeus was first published in 1735.
Where these facts come from
- Systema Naturae, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Systema Naturae (Q29270), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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