Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume 18 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE BICENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF CAROLUS LINNAEUS. By Edmund Otis Hovey, textit{Recording Secretary. On May 23, 1907, the New York Academy of Sciences, in common with many other scientific societies and institutions throughout the world celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of the great Swedish naturalist Carl von Linne', who is better known perhaps by his Latin name Linnaeus. In preparation for the event, the following invitation was sent out to sister societies throughout the world and to the Honorary Members of the Academy. The New York Academy of Sciences will celebrate on May 23, 1907, the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Carl von Linn6. At this time, commemorative exercises will be held at The American Museum of Natural History, The New York Zoological Park, The New York Botanical Garden, The New York Aquarium, The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. A beautiful bridge crossing the Bronx River between the Botanical Garden and the Zoological Park will be dedicated to the distinguished Swedish naturalist. textit{(The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) is invited to take part in this celebration by contributing an official document, appreciative of the works of Linn6, to be read before the members of the New York Academy of Sciences and assembled guests., V. textit{L. Britton, E. O. Hovey, President. Secretary. The invitation was accompanied by an illustration of the Linnaeus Bridge, to which reference was made. To all sister societies in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the following additional invitation was sent. textit{(The National Academy of Sciences) is cordially invited by the New York Academy of Sciences to participate in its exercises commemorative of the two hundredth anniversary of t...