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Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
- How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels
- By: Stephen B. Heard PhD
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the 18th 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 botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture icons-including David Bowie's spider, Frank Zappa's jellyfish, and Beyonce's fly.
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Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
- How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 17-03-2020
- Language: English
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