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- Title The Art of Naming
- Author Michael Ohl; Elisabeth Lauffer (Translator)
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- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher MIT Press
- ISBN 9780262537032 / 0262537036
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 578.012
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The MIT Press. Softcover. Very Good. Art of Naming" (ISBN: 9780262537032): This book explores the fascinating world of naming and nomenclature. It delves into the art and science of naming, revealing the stories and significance behind names given to everything from species to objects. Expect a journey through the intricate process of bestowing names and the impact it has on our understanding of the world. Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
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MIT Press, 2019. Paperback. New. Tyrannosaurus rex. Homo sapiens. Heteropoda davidbowie. Behind each act of scientific naming is a story. In this entertaining and illuminating book, Michael Ohl considers scientific naming as a joyful and creative act. There are about 1.8 million discovered and named plant and animal species, and millions more still to be discovered. Naming is the necessary next step after discovery; it is through the naming of species that we perceive and understand nature. Ohl explains the process, with examples, anecdotes, and a wildly varied cast of characters. He describes the rules for scientific naming; the vernacular isn't adequate. These rules-in standard binomial nomenclature, the generic name followed by specific name-go back to Linnaeus; but they are open to idiosyncrasy and individual expression. A lizard is designated Barbaturex morrisoni (in honor of the Doors' Jim Morrison, the Lizard King); a member of the horsefly family Scaptia beyonceae. Ohl, a specialist in…
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