"Disquisitio de sexu plantarum". Latin

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"Disquisitio de sexu plantarum". Latin

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Title: "Disquisitio de sexu plantarum". Latin

Type: Image

Licence: Public domain (see https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/public-domain-usage-guidelines)

Repository: The Linnean Society of London

Collection: Linnaean Manuscripts

Reference number: LM/LP/BOT/3/7/2

Archival level: Item

Creator name: Linné, Carl von (1707-1778)

Date: 1759

Extent: 28 images

Description: Latin text of the 1760 "Disquisitio de quaestione ... proposita".In 1759 Linnaeus sent this contribution to a competition regarding the sexuality of plants, held by the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St Petersburg. Linnaeus won the contest and received 100 ducats specie. His 'Disquisitio' was printed in 1760.Not in Linnaeus's hand but with Linnaeus's corrections.

Dimensions: 209x327mm

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