{"product_id":"naming-of-the-shrew","title":"Naming Of The Shrew","description":"\u003cp\u003eLatin 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named \u003ci\u003eScalopus aquaticus\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Oxford Ragwort been called \u003ci\u003eSenecio squalidus\u003c\/i\u003e – ‘dirty old man’? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle \u003ci\u003eAgra katewinsletae\u003c\/i\u003e, a genus of fish \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, and a Trilobite \u003ci\u003eHan solo\u003c\/i\u003e? Why is zoology replete with names such as \u003ci\u003eChloris chloris chloris\u003c\/i\u003e (the greenfinch), and \u003ci\u003eGorilla gorilla gorilla\u003c\/i\u003e (a species of, well gorilla)?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Naming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318057312638,"sku":"NW9781408865552","price":10.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781408865552.jpg?v=1778245626","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/naming-of-the-shrew","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}