Chapter 18:
Western Science --> System of knowledge production in the 17th and 18th centuries rooted in ancient
Greek Philosophy and science.
- Piggy back off of asia, Babylonian and Islamic science.
Natural History
 De arte venandi cum avibus
o On the art of hunting with birds by Emperor Fredrick 2
 Carl Linnaeus (1735)
o System of naming and classification (1735). Genus species
o Animal/plants/minerals
o Hierarchical classification
o Human groups divided categories for appearances according to four continents
 Alexander von Humboldt. (1807)
o Map of vegetation change across elevation
 Gregor Mendel (1856-1864)
o Pea plant trait inheritance.,
o Mendelian genetics
 Charles Darwin
o Observed plants, animals and Galapagos
 John Edmonstone (less well known, slave)
o Bird taxidermy shop to preserve specimens.
o Trained Darwin in taxidermy
o Never acknowledged for contributions.
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