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as Linne’s or Stromer’s thermometer in distinction to 
that of Celsius, sometimes as the Swedish, which 
name, or “ mine,” was used by Linne. 
It must not be omitted to mention that there was 
another one made (differing somewhat from Linne’s) 
by a little known man, Christin, a Frenchman, two 
years before Linne had introduced his. It was 
shown at the meeting of a scientific society in Lyons 
on the 9th May, 1743, but was so little thought of 
even in the fatherland, that observations by its means 
were only reported in 1754, after that remaining prac¬ 
tically unknown. It may be regarded as a fact, that 
Linne, during his residence in Holland, had prepared 
and used a thermometer graduated in his own fashion, 
for as it was depicted in the frontispiece to his “ Hortus 
Cliffortianus ” in 1738, it cannot be denied that Linne 
was earlier than Celsius, who only published his plan 
in 1742. 
It now remains to consider the fate of the garden, 
the pride of Linne and of the University. If one 
visits the place, it is found that the original glass¬ 
house is still hardly changed as to its windows. Since 
it became alienated from its original purpose, it was 
used by the East Gothland nation, then as the Univer¬ 
sity’s “ Sloyd ” workshop, and now the Archaeological 
Museum occupies it. 
In the unchanged garden, one may trace the 
remains of the tanks and clipped hedges which were 
extant in 1840-50, but the former are now filled up 
and the latter cut down; but it is to be hoped that the 
old garden may long be kept as it is, and remain 
planted as a healthful spot in this ill-favoured part of 
the town. (At the time of writing it has been piously 
restored by the Swedish Linnean Society, and the 
Professor’s house is now, 1923, a museum.) 
Even in the time of the Rudbecks, the position 
was complained of, because of its dampness, and even 
in Linne’s time, it not being satisfactory, he exerted 
himself to improve the soil and prevent flooding. 
