To celebrate both the tercentenary of Linnaeus’ birth, and the arrival of the Swedish Ship Götheborg in London, a scientific meeting will be hosted this summer at the Linnean Society of London with an evening reception aboard the ship moored on the River Thames. The ship is a full-size replica of an 18th century East Indiaman built by the Swedish East India Company.

The meeting will cover the historical importance of the SOIC and Linnaeus, life aboard an 18th century vessel, and scientifically will focus on marine systematic and taxonomic discoveries from the last three hundred years. It will show how in the age of DNA sequencing and deep-sea robotic submarines, much of marine science is still in the ‘discovery phase’, just as it was in Linnaeus’ day.

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