A New Dictionary of Eponyms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A New Dictionary of Eponyms write by . This book was released on . A New Dictionary of Eponyms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A New Dictionary of Eponyms
A New Dictionary of Eponyms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A New Dictionary of Eponyms write by Morton S. Freeman. This book was released on 1997. A New Dictionary of Eponyms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written in an anecdotal style, 'A New Dictionary of Eponyms' explores the origins of those words that are derived from people's names.
The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians write by Bo Beolens. This book was released on 2013-04-22. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians available 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.
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Eponym Dictionary of Birds write by Bo Beolens. This book was released on 2020-03-19. The Eponym Dictionary of Birds available 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.
Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms
Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms write by Dorothy Auchter. This book was released on 1998-06. Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing from history, folklore, cultural traditions, and linguistics, this dictionary illuminates over 550 terms, such as scapegoat, John Hancock, peeping Tom, nepotism, and many others.
