Classification Collection (page 3)

Seahorse and flying fish. Seahorse (Hippocampus punctutatus) and flying fish (Exocetus volitans)
FLO4685404 Seahorse and flying fish. Seahorse (Hippocampus punctutatus) and flying fish (Exocetus volitans). Handcolored engraving from Charles d'Orbigny's " Dictionnaire Universale

Darwinism, theory of Evolution: comparison between the skins of a Man, a Pithecanthropus (Homo) erectus
NWI4953637 Darwinism, theory of Evolution: comparison between the skins of a Man, a Pithecanthropus (Homo) erectus, a gorilla and a gibbon. Late 19th-beginning 20th century

Eggs
A stunning variety of eggs. Date: 1930

Botanical illustrations depicting the Linnean classification system. Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature

Cloud study by Luke Howard, c 1808-1811
UIG5066999 Cloud study by Luke Howard, c 1808-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Cloud study by Luke Howard, c 1808-1811)

Landscape roughed in show cumulaic heap similar to tops of trees, 1803-1811
UIG5102127 Landscape roughed in show cumulaic heap similar to tops of trees, 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); (add.info.: Landscape roughed in show cumulaic heap similar to tops of trees)

Aggregate cumulus in different stages, 1803-1811
UIG5102122 Aggregate cumulus in different stages, 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); (add.info.: Aggregate cumulus in different stages, 1803-1811)

Light cirro-cumulus beneath cirrus, 1803-1811
UIG5102121 Light cirro-cumulus beneath cirrus, 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Light cirro-cumulus beneath cirrus, 1803-1811)

Dark cirrostratus, 1803-1811
UIG5102119 Dark cirrostratus, 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); (add.info.: Dark cirrostratus, 1803-1811. Blue wash cloud study by Luke Howard FRS)

Light cumulus and stratus above a sea inlet, 1803-1811
UIG5102116 Light cumulus and stratus above a sea inlet, 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); (add.info.: Light cumulus and stratus above a sea inlet, 1803-1811)

Layers of stratus, wreathing mountain slopes, c 1803-1811
UIG5102163 Layers of stratus, wreathing mountain slopes, c 1803-1811 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Layers of stratus, wreathing mountain slopes, c 1803-1811)

Types of cloud, 1803
UIG5076525 Types of cloud, 1803 by Howard, Luke (1772-1864); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Types of cloud, 1803)

Physiognomy, classification of types (litho)
6013759 Physiognomy, classification of types (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physiognomy, classification of types)

Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist. Berthollet (1748-1822) helped Antoine Lavoisier in his research into gunpowder and in devising the nomenclature that underpins the modern system for naming

Varieties of microscopic Marine organisms, 1900 (litho)
3501931 Varieties of microscopic Marine organisms, 1900 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Looking toward the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yard. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yards, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yards, Chicago, Ill

A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Freight cars in the Chicago and North Western Railroad classification yard(?), Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Freight cars in the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] Railroad classification yard(?), Chicago, Ill. General view of Proviso yard

Example from the family Trochilidae, Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746716 Example from the family Trochilidae, Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1834-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746705 Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834 -1919) was a German biologist

A collection of Nudibranchia from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746704 A collection of Nudibranchia from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thuroidea from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746703 Thuroidea from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea)

A collection of Stauromedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746701 A collection of Stauromedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stauromedusae are the stalked jellyfishes)

Asteridea Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746691 Asteridea Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of Florideae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746694 Examples of Florideae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florideophyceae)

Illustration of Ammonitida from "Kunstformen der Natur"1904 (litho)
3432992 Illustration of Ammonitida from " Kunstformen der Natur" 1904 (litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of Amphoridea from "Kunstformen der Natur"1904 (litho)
3432985 Illustration of Amphoridea from " Kunstformen der Natur" 1904 (litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Collection of Teleostei from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746702 Collection of Teleostei from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746699 Examples of Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siphonophorae or Siphonophora)

Examples of Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746700 Examples of Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siphonophorae or Siphonophora)

Varieties of Pediastrum from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746696 Varieties of Pediastrum from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pediastrum is a genus of algae)

Examples of Decapoda Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746714 Examples of Decapoda Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of various Cephalopods Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746695 Examples of various Cephalopods Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of Stephoidea from "Kunstformen der Natur"1904 (litho)
3432995 Illustration of Stephoidea from " Kunstformen der Natur" 1904 (litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of Prosranchia - shells from a variety of prosobranch gastropods, from Kunstformen der Natur
746715 Examples of Prosranchia - shells from a variety of prosobranch gastropods, from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel

Examples of Polycyttaria Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746698 Examples of Polycyttaria Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polycyttaria)

a collection of Nepenthaceae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746697 a collection of Nepenthaceae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nepenthes)

Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746693 Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of Coniferae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746692 Examples of Coniferae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev, 1878 (oil on canvas)
FIA5375489 Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887); D. Mendeleev Memorial museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

Illustration of Cirripedia from "Kunstformen der Natur"1904 (litho)
3432994 Illustration of Cirripedia from " Kunstformen der Natur" 1904 (litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev in the dress of the University of Edinburgh, 1885 (w / c & gouache on paper)
FIA5376884 Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev in the dress of the University of Edinburgh, 1885 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Yaroshenko, Nikolai Aleksandrovich (1846-98); State Tretyakov Gallery

The naturalist and intendant of the Jardin du roi Georges-Louis Leclerc
JLJ4656753 The naturalist and intendant of the Jardin du roi Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788) reads the first sheets of his natural history deal in front of the botanist Bernard de

Botanical board: Classification of plants by Carl von LINNE (1707-1778)
AIS5359638 Botanical board: Classification of plants by Carl von LINNE (1707-1778), Swedish naturalist in " Compendium Botanices Systematis Linnean ". Edition, 1785

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"Unveiling the Secrets of Nature: The Art and Science of Classification" From ancient times to modern days, humans have sought to understand and organize the vast diversity of life forms that surround us. This quest for knowledge led to the development of various classification systems throughout history. One of the earliest attempts at systematic they are be traced back to Carl Linnaeus, a renowned Swedish botanist. His groundbreaking work "Systema Naturae" published in 1736 introduced a method called "Methodus plantarum sexalis in sistemate naturae descripta, " which classified plants based on their reproductive organs. As scientific understanding expanded, so did our need for more comprehensive classifications. In 1793, another significant milestone was reached with the creation of the standard periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev. This revolutionary tool organized chemical elements according to their atomic numbers and properties, providing scientists with invaluable insights into matter's fundamental building blocks. Not limited to just plants and chemicals, classification extended its reach into astronomy as well. A diagram showcasing spectral class and luminosity allowed astronomers to categorize stars based on their characteristics, shedding light on celestial phenomena like never before. Beyond science-specific domains, other fields also embraced classification systems. One such example is Melvil Dewey's Dewey Decimal System developed in 1876 for library organization. By assigning numerical codes to subjects across various disciplines, this system facilitated easy access and retrieval of information from libraries worldwide. In addition to these historical milestones, advancements continued into the realm of biology with Linnaeus' further contributions towards classifying organisms based on sexual reproduction patterns – exemplified by his study on Onagraceae or Evening Primrose depicted in Plate Moreover, Plate 20 showcases how microscopic marine organisms were meticulously categorized in lithographic form during early twentieth-century research efforts. These intricate illustrations provided valuable visual references aiding scientists' understanding of marine biodiversity.