Finding order in nature: the naturalist tradition from Linnaeus to E.O. Wilson

Collecting, classifying, and interpreting nature: Linnaeus and Buffon, 1735-1788

New specimens: transforming natural history into a scientific discipline, 1760-1840

Comparing structure: the key to the order of nature, 1789-1848

New tools and standard practices, 1840-1859

Darwin's synthesis: the theory of evolution, 1830-1882

Studying function: an alternative vision for the science of life, 1809-1900

Victorian fascination: the golden age of natural history, 1880-1900

New synthesis: the modern theory of evolution, 1900-1950

The naturalist as generalist: E.O. Wilson, 1950-1994.