SCIENCES AND
STUDIES
This list defines sciences, arts and studies of Various degrees of
respectability and rarity, ranging from the common and esteemed to the obscure
and quirky. Over the past century, the range and scope of scientific endeavours
has expanded exponentially, so that practically any field of study has a name
associated with it. Most of these terms end in 'oIogy; from the Greek logos,
meaning 'word'.
ACOUSTICS
— science of sound
AEROLOGY — study of
the atmosphere
AERONAUTICS — study of
navigation through air or space
AGROBIOLOGY — study of
plant nutrition; soil yields
AGRONOMICS — study of
productivity of land
ASTROLOGY — study of influence of stars on
people
ASTRONOMY — study of celestial bodies
ASTROPHYSICS — study of behaviour of interstellar matter
AVIONICS — the science of electronic devices for aircraft
BIOMETRICS — study of
biological measurement
BOTANY — study
of plants
CACOGENICS — study of
racial degeneration
CALORIFICS — study
of heat
CARTOGRAPHY
— the science of making maps and globes
CATECHECTICS — the art of teaching by question and answer
CHALCOGRAPHY — the art of engraving on copper or brass
CHEMISTRY — study of properties of substances
CHIROGRAPHY — study of
handwriting or penmanship
CHIROLOGY — study of
the hands
CHIROPODY
— medical science of feet
CRYOBIOLOGY — study of life under cold conditions
DACTYLOLOGY — study of sign language
DENDROLOGY — study
of trees
DIAGRAPHICS — art of making diagrams or drawings
ENTOMOLOGY — study of insects
EPISTEMOLOGY — study of grounds of knowledge
ERGONOMICS
— study of people at work
ETIOLOGY
— the science of causes; especially of
disease
ETYMOLOGY — study
of origin of words
EUTHENICS — science
concerned with improving living conditions
GASTRONOMY — study of fine dining
GEOPONICS — study of
agriculture
HARMONICS — study of
musical acoustics
HERALDRY — study
of coats of arms
HOROGRAPHY — art of
constructing sundials or clocks
HOROLOGY — science of time measurement
HYDROPATHY — study
of treating diseases with water
HOROLOGY — science of time measurement
ICHTHYOLOGY — study of fish
KINEMATICS — study of
motion
KINESICS — study of
gestural communication
KTENOLOGY — science of
putting people to death
LIMNOLOGY
— study of bodies of fresh water
MATHEMATICS — study of magnitude, number, and forms
METALLURGY — study of alloying and treating metals
METAPHYSICS
— study of principles of nature and
thought
METEOROLOGY — study of
weather
METRICS — study
of versification
METROLOGY — science of weights and measures
MORPHOLOGY — study of forms and the development of structures
OBSTETRICS — study of
midwifery
OENOLOGY — study
of wines
OPHTHALMOLOGY — study of eye diseases
OPTICS — study of light
OPTOMETRY — science of
examining the eyes
ORTHOEPY — study of correct pronunciation
ORTHOGRAPHY
— study of spelling
PAEDOTROPHY — art of rearing children
PATHOLOGY — study of disease
PHARMACOLOGY — study
of drugs
PHILOSOPHY — science
of knowledge or wisdom
PHYSIOLOGY
— study of processes of life
PROXEMICS — study of man's
need for personal space
PSEPHOLOGY — study of election results and voting trends
SEISMOLOGY — study of
earthquakes
SEMIOTICS
— study of signs and symbols
SOCIOLOGY — study of society
SPELEOLOGY — study and
exploration of caves
SYNTAX — study of sentence structure
TAXIDERMY — art of
curing and stuffing animals
TECTONICS —
science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms
THEOLOGY — study of
religion; religious doctrine
TOPOLOGY — study of places and their natural features
TOXOPHILY — love of archery; archery; study of archery
XYLOGRAPHY — art of
erigraving on wood
ZYMURGY — branch of
chemistry dealing with brewing anddistilling
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