ANIMAL

SCIENTIFIC NAME

ANIMAL

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Adder (Viper)

Vipera Berus

Hyena

Hyaenidae Carnivora

Ant

Hymenopetrous formicidae Kangaroo

Macropus Macropodidae

Ass

Equs Asinus

Panther

Panthera Pardus

Bat

Chiroptera

Lion

Panthera Leo

Bear

Ursidae Carnivora

Lizard

Sauria Lacertidae

Bison (Buffalo) Bison Bonasus

Mouse

Rodentia Muridae

Camel

Camelus Camelidae

Panda

Alurpoda Melanoleuca

Cat

Felis Catus

Pig

Artiodactyla Suidae

Chameleon

Chamaele Ontidate

Porcupine

Hystricomorph Hystricidae

Cheetah

Acinonyx Jubatus

Rabbit

Leporidae Cuniculas

Chimpanzee

Pan Troglodytes

Rabbit

Rodentia Rattus

Cobra

Elapidae Naja

Rattle Snake

Cortalus Horridus

Cougar

Fenis Concolour

Reindeer

Rangifer Tarrandus

Crocodile

Crocodilia Niloticus

Rhinoceros

Perrissodanctyl
Rthinocerotidae

Deer

Artiodactyl Cervidae

Scorpion

Archinida Scorpionida

Dog

Cannis Familiaris

Sea Horse

Hippocampus Syngnathidae

Scientific Names of Animals

BIRD

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BIRD

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Albatross

Phoebitria Procellariformes Humming Bird

Triochilidae Apodiformes

Black Swan

Cygnus Atratus

Kiwi

Apteryx Apterygiformes

Condor

Vultur Gryphus

Ostrich

Struthio Camelus

Crane

Gruidae Gruiformes

Owl

Nocturnalis Strigiformes

Crow

Corvous Corone

Parrot

Phaethontidae
Psittaciformes

Cuckoo

Cuculidae Cuculiformes

Peacock

Pava Cristatus

Dodo

Raphidae Columbiformes

Pelican

Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes

Dove

Columbidae
Colombiformes

Penguin

Pentagonica
Sphenisciformes

Duck

Anatidae Anseriformes

Pigeon

Columbidae Colombiformes

Eagle

Aquila Accipitridae

Sparrow

Ploceidae Passer

Falcon

Falconidae Falco

Swan

Cygnus Coscoroba

Gull

Larus Canus

Tortoise

Herbivora Testudinidae

Hawk

Diurnus Accipitridae

Vulture

Diurnilis Neophron

Refractive Indices

Gas

Refractive Index
-n-

Acetone

1.001090

Air

1.000293

Alcohol, ethyl

1.000878

Alcohol, methyl

1.000586

Ammonia

1.000376

Argon

1.000281

Benzene

1.001762

Bromine

1.001132

Carbon dioxide

1.000449

Carbon disulphide

1.001481

Carbon monoxide

1.000338

Chlorine

1.000773

Chloroform

1.001450

Ether, ethyl

1.001533

Ether, methyl

1.000891

Gas

Refractive Index
-n-

Helium

1.000035

Hydrochloric acid

1.000447

Hydrogen

1.000132

Methane

1.000444

Nitric oxide

1.000297

Nitrogen

1.000298

Nitrous oxide

1.000516

Oxygen

1.000271

Pentane

1.000686

Sulphur dioxide

1.000686

Water vapor

1.000261

Index of Refraction for common Liquids

Fluid

Refractive Index
-n-

Acetic Acid

1.37

Acetone

1.36

Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol)

1.36

Alcohol, methyl (methanol)

1.33

Alcohol, propyl

1.38

Aniline

1.586

Benzene

1.501

Benzyl benzoate

1.568

Carbon disulfide

1.63

Carbon tetrachloride

1.46

Chlorobenzene

1.525

Chloroform

1.44

Decane

1.41

Dodecane

1.41

Ether

1.35

Fluid

Refractive Index
-n-

Ethylene glycol

1.43

Ethyl salicylate

1.523

Ethyl cinnamate

1.559

Fluorine (freon) refrigerant R-11

1.37

Fluorine refrigerant R-12

1.29

Fluorine refrigerant R-22

1.26

Furan

1.47

Glyserine (Glycerol)

1.47

Heptane

1.38

Hexane

1.37

Methyl salicylate

1.538

Methylene iodine

1.737

Milk

1.35

Octane

1.40

Oil, cedar

1.516

Fluid

Refractive Index
-n-

Oil, vegetable 50oC

1.47

Oil, oiive

1.46

Oil, turpentine

1.47

Paraldehyde

1.405

Parafin, liquid

1.48

Propane

1.34

Propylene

1.36

Propylene glycol

1.43

Quinoline

1.627

Toluene

1.497

Turpentine (wood)

1.47

Water

1.333

Index of Refraction for some common Solids

Solid

Refractive Index
-n-

Crown glass

1.5 - 1.62

Diamond

2.417

Flint glass

1.57 - 1.75

Ice

1.31

Plexiglas

1.49

Polystyrene

1.59

Salt

1.52

Nobel Prize Winners in Physics

1901 Wilhelm C. Rntgen

1902 Hendrik A. Lorentz
Pieter Zeeman
1903 Antoine Henri Becquerel
Pierre Curie
Marie Curie
1904 John W. Strutt
1905 Philipp E. A. von Lenard
1906 Sir Joseph J. Thomson
1907 Albert A. Michelson
1908 Gabriel Lippmann
1909 Carl F. Braun
Guglielmo Marconi
1910 Johannes D. van der Waals
1911 Wilhelm Wien
1912 Nils G. Dalen
1913 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
1914 Max von Laue
1915 Sir William H. Bragg
Sir William L. Bragg
1916
1917 Charles G. Barkla
1918 Max K. E. L. Planck
1919 Johannes Stark
1920 Charles E. Guillaume
1921 Albert Einstein
1922 Niels Bohr
1923 Robert A. Millikan
1924 Karl M. G. Siegbahn
1925 James Franck
Gustav Hertz
1926 Jean B. Perrin
1927 Arthur H. Compton
Charles T. R. Wilson

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