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The Naming of the Shrew

- A Curious History of Latin Names
Af: John Wright Engelsk Paperback

The Naming of the Shrew

- A Curious History of Latin Names
Af: John Wright Engelsk Paperback
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Latin names – frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel – have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus, or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus – ‘dirty old man’? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae, a genus of fish Batman, and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the greenfinch), and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of, well gorilla)?

The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries, exploring the history, celebrating their poetic nature and revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong. With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative, this book will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.

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Latin names – frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel – have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus, or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus – ‘dirty old man’? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae, a genus of fish Batman, and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the greenfinch), and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of, well gorilla)?

The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries, exploring the history, celebrating their poetic nature and revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong. With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative, this book will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781408865552
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1408865556
Kategori: Latin
Udg. Dato: 8 okt 2015
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 8 okt 2015
Forfatter(e): John Wright
Forfatter(e) John Wright


Kategori Latin


ISBN-13 9781408865552


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 320


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 130mm


Udg. Dato 8 okt 2015


Oplagsdato 8 okt 2015


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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