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Author | : Bo Beolens |
Publisher | : Pelagic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2013-04-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1907807446 |
Download The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished to honour or perhaps were staying with at the time the discovery was made. Species names related to a person are ‘eponyms’. Many scientific names are allusive, esoteric and even humorous, so an eponym dictionary is a valuable resource for anyone, amateur or professional, who wants to decipher the meaning and glimpse the history of a species name. Sometimes a name refers not to a person but to a fictional character or mythological figure. The Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus farci is named after the FARC, a Colombian guerrilla army who found refuge in the toad’s habitat and thereby, it is claimed, protected it. Hoipollo's Bubble-nest Frog Pseudophilautus hoipolloi was named after the Greek for ‘the many’, but someone assumed the reference was to a Dr Hoipollo. Meanwhile, the man who has everything will never refuse an eponym: Sting's Treefrog Dendropsophus stingi is named after the rock musician, in honour of his ‘commitment and efforts to save the rainforest’. Following the success of their Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, the authors have joined forces to give amphibians a similar treatment. They have tracked down 1,609 honoured individuals and composed for each a brief, pithy biography. In some cases these are a reminder of the courage of scientists whose dedicated research in remote locations exposed them to disease and even violent death. The eponym ensures that their memory will survive, aided by reference works such as this highly readable dictionary. Altogether 2,668 amphibians are listed.
Author | : Julio Segura |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781845423605 |
Download An Eponymous Dictionary of Economics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Julio Segura and Carlos Rodriguez Braun have assembled a unique Dictionary that will be an invaluable and much welcomed reference book for economic journalists, economists and economic scholars at all levels of academe, and in all areas of economics and its associated fields."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Michael Watkins |
Publisher | : Pelagic Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2015-01-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1784270377 |
Download Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name.
Author | : Umberto Quattrocchi |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 647 |
Release | : 1999-11-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0849326788 |
Download CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from R to Z.
Author | : Martin H.. Manser |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Bo Beolens |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2020-03-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 147298269X |
Download The Eponym Dictionary of Birds Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person's name, either in the vernacular (English) name or latinised in the scientific nomenclature. Such names are properly called eponyms, and few people will not have been curious as to who some of these people were (or are). Names such as Darwin, Wallace, Audubon, Gould and (Gilbert) White are well known to most people. Keener birders will have yearned to see Pallas's Warbler, Hume's Owl, Swainson's Thrush, Steller's Eider or Brünnich's Guillemot. But few people today will have even heard of Albertina's Myna, Barraband's Parrot, Guerin's Helmetcrest or Savigny's Eagle Owl. This extraordinary new work lists more than 4,000 eponymous names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. These entries vary in length from a few lines to several paragraphs, depending on the availability of information or the importance of the individual's legacy. The text is punctuated with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors' extensive research. Ornithologists will find this an invaluable reference, especially to sort out birds named after people with identical surnames or in situations where only a person's forenames are used. But all birders will find much of interest in this fascinating volume, a book to dip into time and time again whenever their curiosity is aroused.
Author | : Barry G. Firkin |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2001-12-11 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781850703334 |
Download Dictionary of Medical Eponyms, Second Edition, Paperback Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is an attractively priced softcover edition of Firkin and Whitworth's internationally popular dictionary of medical eponyms used in internal medicine. Each entry tells the meaning of the eponym and provides bibliographic information about the person. The authors' considerable scholarship and the care they devote to their work is evident in their Introduction to this updated edition of the book: "Over the years many people have condemned the use of eponyms in medical practice, but eponyms are with us to stay whether the more fastidious like it or not, and will remain as long as medicine is practiced in its present fashion. Some remain permanently while others vanish after a short moment of glory; their usage changes as much as fashion. Down syndrome for example was not used in the 1950s and only Mongolism was listed in the indices of textbooks at that time. Curious regional differences are noticeable within the same country [and] there is even greater variation from country to country. The Plummer-Vinson syndrome as it is known in the United States and Australia is referred to as the Patterson-Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom and the Waldenstrom-Kjellberg syndrome in Scandinavia. This book is an endeavor to list eponyms used in the practice of internal medicine in most of the English-speaking countries in the world. It is hoped that it will help nurses and medical students as well as practitioners, not only to inform them as to the usage of these terms but wherever possible to indicate briefly a little of the person whose name is used eponymously."
Author | : Cyril Leslie Beeching |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780608207230 |
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Author | : Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography |
ISBN | : 9780880292306 |
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More than 3500 definitions/etymologies/miniature biographies.
Author | : Barry G. Firkin |
Publisher | : Parthenon Publishing |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
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Lists and defines eponyms used in the practice of internal medicine. Emphasis on terms used in Australia.