The Fused Anthers: Linnaeus, Geisler, and the Botanical Order of Syngenesia
In 1795, Leipzig engraver C.G. Geisler produced one of the most visually compelling charts of Enlightenment botany: Classis XIX Syngenesia, the Linnaean class of fused anthers. A look at the science, the sunflower, and the art of making knowledge beautiful.
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