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LINNAEUS 
tide, Rudbeck gave two lectures in the University 
garden, Linnaeus had left the town. These lectures 
were the last delivered by Rudbeck, and thus it 
happened that during the whole of his student-life, 
Linnaeus never had the chance of hearing any botanic 
discourse, either public or private. 
The instruction afforded by Professor Roberg 
during the same period was even more insignificant. 
Linnaeus, in the autumn term of 1728, was among the 
auditors, and seems to have been dissatisfied when 
Roberg confined himself to allowing his audience to 
explain in Swedish, Langius’s “ Theses physio¬ 
logical,” himself making a few annotations, though 
privately, for during this term he gave no public 
lectures. The spring term following, a change was 
made, for before midsummer he delivered four public 
lectures on certain questions extracted from the 
“ Problemata ” of Aristotle, according to the 
principles of Des Cartes. Linnaeus tried to get to 
five lectures on practical medicine, but was dis¬ 
appointed as before, so concluded that it would be 
better to buy the book. So it happened in later 
terms, for, according to careful notes by Linnaeus, he 
failed during the rest of his University career to 
obtain better instruction, except a small amount he 
received from Adjunct Rosen in 1731. The reason 
seems that it was partly due to the absence of proper 
teaching, and partly that he was much engaged in 
more important work. 
Linnaeus’s share of Roberg’s private lectures 
brought him into closer connection with the professor, 
and it is apparent that he felt himself strongly drawn 
to him on the ground of Roberg’s extensive reading, 
great ardour, and special methods. On his side, 
Roberg displayed to the young naturalist no small 
favour, permitted him access to his own library, and 
imparted counsel and exposition. With Rudbeck a 
little later, he came into closer relations. Both to 
him and also to Roberg he showed in the spring term 
