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Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 27:216-220 (1963)
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The Nomenclature of Soils, or What's In A Name?1

John L. Heller2

ABSTRACT

A discussion of the principles to be followed in the assignment of names to any new object or series of objects and of the difficulties experienced by those who devised the nomenclature of the Seventh Approximation. The use of elements drawn from the classical languages is defended, and some of the compromises made in their selection and combination are explained. Suggestions for improvement are welcomed, provided they fit the requirements of the system.

NOTES

1 Presented before Div. V, Soil Science Society of America, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 27, 1961.

2 Head, Department of the Classics, University of Illinois, Urbana. Professor Heller is a consultant for the Soil Conservation Service, USDA.

Received for publication May 9, 1962. Accepted for publication June 13, 1962.






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