1735Linnaeus Publishes Systema Naturae

Carl Linnaeus described a new system for classifying plants ...
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🌿 Linnaeus Publishes Systema Naturae

Carl Linnaeus described a new system for classifying plants in Systema Naturae.
Linnaeus Publishes Systema Naturae (1735)
BotanyClassificationScientific RevolutionBiologyNatural HistoryGlobal Impact
SwedenSweden

🌡️ Celsius Proposes Inverted Centigrade Temperature Scale

Anders Celsius proposes an inverted form of the centigrade temperature, which is later renamed Celsius in his honor.
Celsius Proposes Inverted Centigrade Temperature Scale (1742)
MeasurementTemperaturePhysicsScientific RevolutionStandardization
SwedenSweden

⚛️ Mendeleev Publishes the Periodic Table of Elements

Mendeleev Publishes the Periodic Table of Elements (1869)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionElementsPeriodic TableClassificationGlobal Impact
RussiaRussia

💡 Arrhenius Publishes Greenhouse Effect Principles

Svante Arrhenius derives the basic principles of the greenhouse effect
Arrhenius Publishes Greenhouse Effect Principles (1896)
Climate ChangeAtmospheric SciencePhysicsEnvironmental ScienceGlobal Warming
SwedenSweden

🥇 First Nobel Prizes Awarded

First Nobel Prizes Awarded (1901)
AwardsPhilanthropyAlfred NobelPhysicsChemistryMedicineLiteraturePeace
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