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ISBN 13 : 0195093542
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)
Download or read book A New Dictionary of Eponyms written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Morton S. Freeman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (612 download)
Download or read book A New Dictionary of Eponyms written by Morton S. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an anecdotal style, 'A New Dictionary of Eponyms' explores the origins of those words that are derived from people's names.
Author : Bo Beolens
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1907807446
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians written by Bo Beolens and published by Pelagic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 9781845423605
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)
Download or read book An Eponymous Dictionary of Economics written by Julio Segura and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : Dorothy Auchter
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms written by Dorothy Auchter and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Michael Watkins
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784270377
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (842 download)
Download or read book Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary written by Michael Watkins and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Bo Beolens
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147298269X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Birds written by Bo Beolens and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Auriel Douglas
Publisher : Macmillan General Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780139499265
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Webster's New World Dictionary of Eponyms written by Auriel Douglas and published by Macmillan General Reference. This book was released on 1990 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of 800 common words derived from the names of uncommon people. Each entry includes the eponym, a biographical sketch of the perrson from whom it was derived, and an account of its origin, as well as the definition and current usage.
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0849326788
Total Pages : 647 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)
Download or read book CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names written by Umberto Quattrocchi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-11-22 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Cyril Leslie Beeching
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (823 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of Eponyms written by Cyril Leslie Beeching and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bo Beolens
Publisher : Whittles
ISBN 13 : 9781849953658
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (536 download)
Download or read book Eponym Dictionary of Odonata written by Bo Beolens and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a listing of all those after whom damselflies and dragonflies have been named. Each entry is cross-referenced so the relationships between scientific authors, entomologists and others can be followed. Many entries have been contributed by the people honoured.
Author : Barry G. Firkin
Publisher : Parthenon Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Medical Eponyms written by Barry G. Firkin and published by Parthenon Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists and defines eponyms used in the practice of internal medicine. Emphasis on terms used in Australia.
Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781853263736
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (637 download)
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Eponyms written by Martin H. Manser and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eponyms are words derived from the names of real, fictional, mythical or spurious characters. There are many eponyms in everyday use in English, and this work offers an insight into the heritage and development of the language.
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420003224
Total Pages : 2402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book CRC World Dictionary of Grasses written by Umberto Quattrocchi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-04-26 with total page 2402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature now we have easier and better access to grass data than ever before in human history. That is a marked step forward. Congratulazioni Professor Quattrocchi!-Daniel F. Austin, writing in Economic Botany &n
Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780880292306
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (923 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Eponyms written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 3500 definitions/etymologies/miniature biographies.
Author : Julia Cresswell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199547939
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins written by Julia Cresswell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
Author : Stanley Jablonski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases written by Stanley Jablonski and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains definitions of eponymous and noneponymous syndromes and eponymous diseases. Discussions include pathology, metabolism, etiology, inheritance, and special characteristics.
