- Titulinis
- Dalykinė ir mokslinė literatūra
- Fiziniai ir gamtos mokslai
- Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
ISBN: 9780300238280
Leidimo metai: 2020
Puslapių skaičius: 256
Formatas: Kieti viršeliai
Formatas: 20.9×13.9
Leidimo metai: 2020
Puslapių skaičius: 256
Formatas: Kieti viršeliai
Formatas: 20.9×13.9
Aprašymas
Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linnaeus himself naming a small and unpleasant weed after a rival botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture icons – including David Bowie's spider, Frank Zappa's jellyfish, and Beyonce's fly. Exploring the naming process as an opportunity for scientists to express themselves in creative ways, Stephen B. Heard's fresh approach shows how scientific names function as a window into both the passions and foibles of the scientific community and as a more general indicator of the ways in which humans relate to, and impose order on, the natural world.
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