Naming nature : the clash between instinct and science /

This surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world illuminates science's limitations and the urgency of staying connected to the natural world by using familiar, rather than scientific, names.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yoon, Carol Kaesuk
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Linnaeus, Carolus, > 1707-1778. Biology > Classification. Biology > Nomenclature. Biology > Nomenclature (Popular) Biologie > Classification. Biologie > Nomenclature. Biologie > Noms vernaculaires. Biology. Classificatie. Nomenclatuur. Popularisering. Taxonomie. Systematik > djur > historia. Växtsystematik > historia. miscellanies. Trivia and miscellanea. Classification. Terminology. Miscellanées.

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