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Название книги: Hominids
Автор(ы): Robert Sawyer
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Hominids-161864.html
Hominidsby Robert J. Sawyer
For Marcel Gagne And Sally TomasevicDude and The Other DudeGreat People, Great Friends
Author’s Note: A -tal Tale
So is it Neanderthal or Neandertal?Both spellings are correct, and both are in common usage, even among paleoanthropologists.The fossil this type of hominid is named for was found in 1856, in a valley near Dыsseldorf. The place was then called Neanderthal–thal meaning “valley,” and “Neander” being a Greek version of “Neumann,” the surname of the fellow after whom the valley was named.Early in the twentieth century, the German government regularized spelling across all parts of their nation, and “thal” and “tal,” both of which were in use up to that time in various parts of the country, became just “tal.” So it’s clear that the place that used to be called Neanderthal is now only correctly spelled Neandertal.But what about the fossil hominid? Should we therefore rename it Neandertal, as well?Some say yes. But there’s a problem: scientific names are cast in stone once coined a
Название книги: Hominids
Автор(ы): Robert Sawyer
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Hominids-161864.html
Hominidsby Robert J. Sawyer
For Marcel Gagne And Sally TomasevicDude and The Other DudeGreat People, Great Friends
Author’s Note: A -tal Tale
So is it Neanderthal or Neandertal?Both spellings are correct, and both are in common usage, even among paleoanthropologists.The fossil this type of hominid is named for was found in 1856, in a valley near Dыsseldorf. The place was then called Neanderthal–thal meaning “valley,” and “Neander” being a Greek version of “Neumann,” the surname of the fellow after whom the valley was named.Early in the twentieth century, the German government regularized spelling across all parts of their nation, and “thal” and “tal,” both of which were in use up to that time in various parts of the country, became just “tal.” So it’s clear that the place that used to be called Neanderthal is now only correctly spelled Neandertal.But what about the fossil hominid? Should we therefore rename it Neandertal, as well?Some say yes. But there’s a problem: scientific names are cast in stone once coined a
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