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The Naming of the Shrew

The Naming of the Shrew

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Produktbeskrivning

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.

Artikel.nr.

42556c49-57f5-4352-8a48-e40242596504

Egenskaper

Språkversion

Engelska

Bokomslagstyp

Pocket

Antal sidor

320 sidor

Föreslagen målgrupp

Alla

Skrivet av

John Wright

Bokillustrationer

Ja

Utgivare

Bloomsbury Paperbacks

Tryckt i

London, UK

Släpp datum

08/10/2015

Publiceringsår

2015

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9781408865552

Minsta orderkvantitet

1 styck

Vikt & dimension

Bredd

129 mm

Höjd

198 mm

The Naming of the Shrew

171 kr

171 kr

I lager

Ons, 8 jan - mån, 13 jan


Säker betalning

Öppet köp till och med 7/1-25


Säljs och levereras av

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