A list of additional resources for the class can be found here, organized by topic.

Greek and Latin Roots and Wordbuilding

• Bioscientific Terminology. Donald M. Ayers, University of Arizona Press, 1972.
• Latin and Greek roots and affixes | Khan Academy
• Latin and Greek Root Words - English Language and Vocabulary Development (podcast by Innovative Literacy)
• Wikipedia’s List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in synthetic names

General Scientific History

• Scientifica Historica: How the World’s Great Science Books Chart the History of Knowledge. Brian Clegg, Ivy Press, 2019.
• The Swerve: How the World Became Modern. Stephen Greenblatt, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012.

Taxonomy and Classification

• What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist’s Quest to Name Every Living Thing. Karen Magnuson Beil, W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.
• Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science. Carol Kaesuk Yoon, W. W. Norton & Company, 2009.
• The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus. Gunnar Broberg, tr. Anna Paterson, Princeton University Press, 2023.
• Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life. Jason Roberts, Random House, 2024.
• How Do We Categorize Plants? - Crash Course Botany
• Taxonomy: Life’s Filing System - Crash Course Biology

Roman Numerals

• Numbers in Latin, by LatinTutorial (Note that this video talks about the Latin language in more depth as well)

Chemical Names, Elements, and Compounds

• Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. Theodore Gray, Nick Mann, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009.
• Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything. Theodore Gray, Nick Mann, Black Dog & Leventhal 2014.
• Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything. Tim James, Abrams Press, 2019.
• The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements. Sam Kean, Back Bay Books, 2010.

Math and Astronomy

• Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others. William P. Berlinghoff, Fernando Q. Gouvêa, Dover Publications, 2014.
• Euclid’s Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace. Linard Mlodinow, Free Press, 2002.
• Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks. David Weston Marshall, Countryman Press, 2018.
• The Astronomers’ Library: The Books that Unlocked the Mysteries of the Universe. Karen Masters, Ivy Press, 2024.