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Taxonomy – the Science of Classification
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Aristotle as long ago as 350 B.C. began classifying living organisms on the Greek island of Lesbos. This work has continued uninterrupted ever since. The best-known taxonomist was the Swede, Carl Linnaeus, who lived in the eighteenth century and who organized the classification of all living organisms into flora (plants) and fauna (animals). He also introduced a hierarchical system with class at the top of the pyramid, then order, followed by genus, and, finally, species.
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