SHOULD EPONYMS BE KEPT? EMPHATIC YES
Title | SHOULD EPONYMS BE KEPT? EMPHATIC YES |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Authors | Slabin, U |
Journal | Journal of Baltic Science Education |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 2 |
Start Page | 188-191 |
Pagination | Continuous |
Date Published | April/2023 |
Type of Article | Editorial |
ISSN | 1648-3898 |
Other Numbers | E-ISSN 2538-7138 |
Keywords | eponyms, science education, scientific terminology, university courses |
Abstract | Conducting research in science education, the authors of the Journal of Baltic Science Education surely remember eponyms in school subjects and university courses. Eponym is a term that includes the name of the person, who discovered a species (biology), explored a glacier (geography), synthesized a compound (chemistry), formulated a law (physics), invented a device (engineering), proved a theorem (mathematics), treated or suffered a disease (medicine), etc. Most chemists and chemistry teachers know, e.g., such eponyms as Avogadro number, Wurtz reaction, Mendeleev table, Liebig condenser, Claisen adapter, Berthollet salt, asf. |
URL | https://oaji.net/articles/2023/987-1681286211.pdf |
DOI | 10.33225/jbse/23.22.188 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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