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The naming of the shrew : a curious history of Latin names.
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Post-Soulsby no. 4911.
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Bloomsbury
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London
Publishing year:
2014
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xv, 303 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Prolegomena
Botany
History
Nomenclature
Biology
Botany
History
Nomenclature
Biology
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1408816989
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The naming of the shrew /
John Wright.
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Post-Soulsby no. 4911
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
2014
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xv, 303 pages :
illustrations ;
21 cm
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English
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Why do we use Latin names? -- The names there are -- The language of naming -- The act of naming -- The rules of naming -- The history of naming -- The father of taxonomy -- Taxonomy after Linnaeus -- What is a species? -- The tree of life.
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Linné, Carl von,
1707-1778
Popular works.
Biology Nomenclature
Biology Classification History
Biology Nomenclature
Biology Classification History
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999801729416302081
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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-283) and index.
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Title:
The naming of the shrew
Soulsby no.:
Post-Soulsby no. 4911.
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
2014
Edition:
Physical description:
xvi, 304p. :
ill, fig, glossary, bibl, index,
21cm
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Language(s):
English
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Taxonomy
108316
Nature study 108484
Science 108324
Nomenclature 109529
Language 110775
Nature study 108484
Science 108324
Nomenclature 109529
Language 110775
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Harper, Lizzie
Lindo, Simon
Lindo, Simon
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u96279
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The naming of the shrew /
John Wright.
Soulsby no.:
Post-Soulsby no. 4911.
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
2015, c2014.
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xv, 303 p. :
ill. facsims., tabls. ;
20 cm.
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English
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Variant title on cover. The two Reference copies are part of the Kew MSc reference collection.
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Prologue -- I. Why do we use Latin names? -- II. The names there are -- III. The language of naming -- IV. The act of naming -- V. The rules of naming -- VI. The history of naming -- VII. The father of taxonomy -- VIII. Taxonomy after Linnaeus -- IX. What is a species? -- X. The tree of life -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Notes to the text -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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For the students at Kew, signed by John Wright -- flyfleaf.
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Subject:
History
Latin language
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Latin language
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
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Grundy, Jenny
Wright, John
(1951- )
Grundy, Jenny
Wright, John
(1951- )
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9781408865552 (pbk.)
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Bibliography: p. 281 - 283.
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