2007-09-01 23:26:12 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. Nobody 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I mean what era did they start classifying things? 1700's, 1800's??
Was the first guy Karl Von Linne'
2007-09-01 23:37:49 · update #1
No. There was a book before that called Natura Systema ... Karl Von Linne' wrote it ... I need to know around any area if anyone can help ... please i can't find the answer anywhere and i have to have it for an class assignment
2007-09-01 23:46:29 · update #2
The early scientists that looked at the natural world Called themselves Natural Philosophers. They started collecting all sorts of curios from the time of the Crusades. When you have a heap of stuff you must eventually try to sort them into some category or other . Linnus was the one who came up with a workable classification system for the animal world.
2007-09-01 23:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have been classifying things for all of recorded history and beyond. The question boils down to your opinion on who was the first scientist.
2007-09-02 04:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember hearing about the ancient Greeks and their four elements (air, water, fire, earth)? That was a classification system.
2007-09-02 04:45:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was probably much sooner, but the earliest I know of was Charles Darwin with his book "On The Origin Of Species" back around 1860.
2007-09-01 23:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by The Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As soon as they BECAME scientists. It's one of the key things that scientists DO.
2007-09-01 23:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
B COZ THATS THERE WORK
2007-09-01 23:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋