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Cork creations celebrate creativity
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ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany: As wonderfully impressive as the Colosseum
is, it takes only about 20 steps to walk around it and view it from
sides.
We are not talking about the Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome known as
the Colosseum. We are talking about a replica more than 3 metres wide
and 1 metre tall - made entirely of cork.
It is part of an exhibit in Aschaffenburg in southern Germany
billed as the world's largest exhibition of Ancient Roman
architectural miniatures constructed solely from cork.
Some 45 replica landmarks are now on view at Johannisburg Castle
in Aschaffenburg.
Among them are the ...
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Is it "So Long, Linnaeus"?(Carolus Linnaeus' classification of world organisms)
Magazine article from: BioScience
; ...also; if not, please propound something better! Carolus Linnaeus In the history of science, few innovations have...as the system Swedish naturalist Carl von Linne (Carolus Linnaeus) developed to name and classify the world's organisms...
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Classified knowledge.(statue of Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus anecdote)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century
; ...of Carl von Linne, a.k.a. Carolus Linnaeus (1707-78), prompting Chicago...the university campus, should Linnaeus have his back to the classrooms...the genus statuary or the species Linnaeus, here is a reminder that the Swedish...
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Linnaeus's Luck?(Carolus Linnaeus)(includes related article on leaves)
Magazine article from: Natural History
; ...about the importance and fascination of taxonomy? Carolus Linnaeus (1707-78), the founder of modern taxonomy, frequently...the publication of the definitive tenth edition of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1758. The current classification...
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Botanists remember Linnaeus
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...the example of Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, the 'Father of Taxonomy...for", said Palni adding, "Linnaeus for the first time classified...the third birth centenary of Carolus Linnaeus, which falls on May 23. On...
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Linnaeus's luck?
Magazine article from: Natural History
; ...and fascination of taxonomy? By Stephen Jay Gould Carolus Linnaeus (1707-78), the founder of modern taxonomy, frequently...the publication of the definitive tenth edition of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1758. The current classification...
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Amersham Biosciences Creates Linnaeus Chair At Muhlenberg College.
Business Wire
; ...2002 Dr. Sandy Weinberg has been named to the Linnaeus Chair at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA...acceptance of electronic records and signatures. The Linnaeus Chair, named for Carolus Linnaeus, the 18th Century Swedish biologist known as...
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In Search of Botanical Treasures
Magazine article from: Humanities
; Linnaeus sent two dozen of his best students to...EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, THE SWEDISH NATURALIST CAROLUS Linnaeus imposed order on what had been a chaotic...Philadelphia marks the tercentenary of Linnaeus's birth and examines his work and the...
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Branching Through a Wormhole.(reclassifying the types of 'worms')
Magazine article from: Natural History
; ...the founder of modern taxonomy, Carolus Linnaeus. At least we now recognize vertebrates...modern zoological nomenclature, Linnaeus identified only six basic animal...reform demanded the dismemberment of Linnaeus's "wastebucket" category of...
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Sweden and Finland. (mineral collectors in Sweden and Finland) (The History of Mineralogy: 1530-1799)
Magazine article from: The Mineralogical Record
; ...leadership of their greatest naturalist, Linnaeus: Linneaus (1707-1778) Among Sweden...academic circles by his latinized name, Carolus Linnaeus. Born the son of a country parson who loved flowers, Linnaeus set himself the task of establishing...
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Classified Information
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Carolus Linnaeus loved plants. As a boy growing up in...came across. Today, science remembers Linnaeus as "the father of taxonomy," the study...classifying living organisms. In the 1750s, Linnaeus published two books containing his suggestions...
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