An Australian Dictionary Of Eponyms
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Download An Australian Dictionary Of Eponyms PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get An Australian Dictionary Of Eponyms book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
An Australian Dictionary Of Eponyms
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : R. C. S. Trahair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
An Australian Dictionary Of Eponyms written by R. C. S. Trahair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biography categories.
A listing of over 500 eponyms are defined, with brief biographies of the individuals whose names have entered the language. The selection has been made from the estimated 35,000 eponyms in use in English on the basis that they have a secure place in Australian English. Paperback edition of a volume first published in 1990.
What S In A Name
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : R. C. S. Trahair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
What S In A Name written by R. C. S. Trahair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Australianisms categories.
Reference book containing detailed information on over 500 examples of eponyms P words which are also people's names P currently in use in Australia. Author has attempted to include proportion of eponyms of Australian origin. Contains an extensive bibliography.
From Aristotelian To Reaganomics
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : R. C. S. Trahair
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1994
From Aristotelian To Reaganomics written by R. C. S. Trahair and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This reference provides a detailed listing of eponyms in the social sciences, along with entries for some toponyms. The work includes terms from a broad range of social sciences, including anthropology, economics, education, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology. The entries are arranged alphabetically. Each begins with a brief definition of the term, followed by a discussion of the term's history and significance. The entry then provides biographical information for the person from whose name the entry was derived. A brief bibliography concludes each entry, and the dictionary closes with lists of entries arranged by category and a selected bibliography of works on eponyms.
Dictionary Of Medical Eponyms
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Barry G. Firkin
language : en
Publisher: Parthenon Publishing
Release Date : 1987
Dictionary Of Medical Eponyms written by Barry G. Firkin and has been published by Parthenon Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Dictionaries, Medical categories.
"This book is an endeavor to list eponyms used in the practice of internal medicine in Australia and probably in most of the English-speaking countries in the world." Such specialties as pediatrics and neurology are excluded. Entries give definitions and biographical information. Does not include original articles or work in entry. No index.
The Eponym Dictionary Of Mammals
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Bo Beolens
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-11-18
The Eponym Dictionary Of Mammals written by Bo Beolens and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-18 with Reference categories.
Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide. Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works. Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual’s major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake’s distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly—but mistakenly—believed to be named after people. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature. “A small treasure trove of information about the people whose names are immortalized in mammalian nomenclature. Given that we mammalogists are prone to ancestor worship, I expect it to be a best-seller.” —Don E. Wilson, Journal of Mammalian Evolution “This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist.” —Wildlife Activist “This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature.” —Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News
The Dictionary Of Eponyms
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Robert Hendrickson
language : en
Publisher: Stein & Day Pub
Release Date : 1972
The Dictionary Of Eponyms written by Robert Hendrickson and has been published by Stein & Day Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Biography categories.
Describes the meaning and history of words and expressions which are derived from an individual's name
The Eponym Dictionary Of Birds
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Bo Beolens
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-19
The Eponym Dictionary Of Birds written by Bo Beolens and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with Nature categories.
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 Medical Eponyms Second Edition Paperback
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Barry G. Firkin
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2001-12-11
Dictionary Of Medical Eponyms Second Edition Paperback written by Barry G. Firkin and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12-11 with Medical categories.
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."
The Eponym Dictionary Of Reptiles
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Bo Beolens
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2011-09-15
The Eponym Dictionary Of Reptiles written by Bo Beolens and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Nature categories.
Easy to use and filled with addictive--and highly useful--information about the people whose names will be carried into the future on the backs of the world's reptiles, The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles is a handy and fun book for professional and amateur herpetologists alike.
The Eponym Dictionary Of Amphibians
DOWNLOAD
AUDIOBOOK
READ ONLINE
Author : Bo Beolens
language : en
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-22
The Eponym Dictionary Of Amphibians written by Bo Beolens and has been published by Pelagic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-22 with Science categories.
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.