Heard, Stephen B.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 578.012 HEAGoldblatt, Peter
Contents: Plant form -- Natural history -- Evolution and classification -- Systematics of the Iris family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2008
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