HSHM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Carl Linnaeus, Binomial Nomenclature, Nuclear Winter

• School: Yale University
• Department: Hist of Science, Hist of Med
• Course: HSHM 211
• Professor: William Rankin

Document Summary

4/3/17: the order of nature: linnaeus"s spe(cid:272)ies, hu(cid:373)(cid:271)oldt"s natio(cid:374)s. Interconnected or discrete: the philosophy of nature, taking in nature as a whole, (cid:862)e(cid:272)ology(cid:863) (cid:862)e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)y(cid:863, study and management of the house. Ideas a(cid:271)out (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e ideas a(cid:271)out hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) so(cid:272)iety: understanding interconnectedness of the world before creation of ecology, darwin: geography + biogeography (lyell + humboldt, not just religion, but also statecraft, economics, and social structure. How many animals: slow realization that story of the ark did not work. Too many species being discovered all over the world. Humboldt, statistics, and the nations of plants: alexander von humboldt (1769-1859, prussian polymath, major figure in biogeography. International fame and glory: plant life by elevation, (cid:862)asse(cid:373)(cid:271)lages:(cid:863) (cid:448)e(cid:396)ti(cid:272)al dist(cid:396)i(cid:271)utio(cid:374) of pla(cid:374)ts alo(cid:374)g (cid:373)ou(cid:374)tai(cid:374) is si(cid:373)ila(cid:396) to glo(cid:271)al dist(cid:396)i(cid:271)utio(cid:374)s of pla(cid:374)ts a(cid:373)o(cid:374)g (cid:862)st(cid:396)ata(cid:863, not totally determined by climate. Tudy the (cid:374)atio(cid:374)s of pla(cid:374)ts (cid:449)ith (cid:862)(cid:271)ota(cid:374)i(cid:272)al a(cid:396)ith(cid:373)eti(cid:272)(cid:863) Rather than top-down system of linnaeus: gradual retreat of biblical worldview, not science against religion.