What's Who?: A Dictionary of Things Named After People and the People They are Named AfterThis book is an enjoyable reference book, which looks at eponymy, the naming of things after people. |
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What's Who?: A Dictionary of Things Named After People and the People They ... Roger Jones,Mike Ware No preview available - 2010 |
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