非常喜欢《万物简史》,它用最简单的方式隆重介绍了现代科学发展史的脉络。在书的第23章《丰富多彩的生命》,写了些关于博物学家卡尔·林奈为植物命名的事情。许多人认为,林奈很古怪,这是不足为怪的。然而,他的植物分类体系是极富魅力的。在林奈之前,植物的名字过分重于描述,长得不可开交。比如一个普通的酸浆属植物有8个英文单词(编辑在此就 Very much like “A Brief History of All Things,” which uses a simple way to grandly introduce the context of the history of modern science. In chapter 23 of the book, “Colorful Life,” something was written about how naturalist Carl Linnaeus named the plant. Many people think that Linnaeus is weird, which is not surprising. However, his plant taxonomy is very attractive. Before Linnaeus, the plant’s name was overly descriptive and could not be grown. For example, an ordinary Physalis has 8 English words (edit here