The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names, by John Wright
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Latin names - frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel - have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century. Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus, or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus - 'dirty old man'? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae, a genus of fish Batman, and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the greenfinch), and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of, well gorilla)? The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries, exploring the history, celebrating their poetic nature and revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong. With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative, this book will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.
The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names, by John Wright- Amazon Sales Rank: #2649429 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-08
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 5.12" h x .87" w x 7.80" l, .80 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Review Who would have thought that a book about Latin names could be quite so compelling!! Alan Titchmarsh Brims with verbal curiosities Nature Nature writing at its best: insightful, entertaining and often very funny British Wildlife I have not fully recovered from the discovery that the proper Latin name of the western lowland gorilla is Gorilla gorilla gorilla Independent on Sunday Weird and wonderful Sunday Telegraph Charming The Lady The pleasure of Wright's book is the contrast between the rigour required for giving names and the careless minds and mischievous humour of those who devise them The Times Fascinating and funny BBC Countrylife Erudite but whimsical ... a book as charming as it is wise Irish Examiner A great read Grow Your Own
About the Author John Wright is a passionate natural historian and the author of the River Cottage Handbooks Mushrooms, Edible Seashore, Hedgerow and Booze. As well as writing for national publications, he often appears on the River Cottage series for Channel 4. He gives lectures on natural history and every year he takes around fifty 'forays' showing people how to collect food - plants from the hedgerow, seaweeds and shellfish from the shore and mushrooms from pasture and wood. Over a period of twenty years he has taken around five hundred such forays. Fungi are his greatest passion and he has thirty-five years' experience in studying them. John Wright is a member of the British Mycological Society and a Fellow of the Linnaean Society. He lives in rural West Dorset with his wife and two teenage daughters. @johnmushroom / www.wild-food.net
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Interesting look at classifying life By Steve G John Wright wrote an interesting book about how the various forms of life got their Latin names. Using anecdotes and humor, Wright lifted the subject out of what could have been a boring book. The classification of life is important, but the methods behind the classification are not well known. As a university student, I must have memorized hundreds of Latin names but never really gave the science of taxonomy much thought. I am glad that Wright has paid tribute to these scientists. The one thing about the book that I didn’t like is that there was very little said about the microbial world, but as a microbiologist, I might be biased. I recommend this book for anyone interested in the history of science.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Latin was never so much fun By Phipedro A witty and occasionally uproarious treatment of a potentially dry subject.
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