| No. |
Term |
Study of |
| 1.
| Acoustics
| The science of sound, its production,transmission and effects.
|
| 2.
| Anthropology
| Mental and Physical states of mankind.
|
| 3.
| Aeronautics
| Science of air navigation.
|
| 4.
| Archaeology
| Study of ancient civilisation from the old buildings and monuments
|
| 5.
| Ceramics
| Art of pottery.
|
| 6.
| Callisthenics
| Exercises for promoting beauty and strength.
|
| 7.
| Chemotherapy
| Treatment of a disease by certain chemical compounds.
|
| 8.
| Cytology
| Dealing with cells
|
| 9.
| Demography
| Statistics of birth, diseases, etc., illustrating conditions of community.
|
| 10.
| Ecology
| Relations of animals and plants to their environment.
|
| 11.
| Entomology
| Stydy of insects.
|
| 12.
| Ethnology
| Science of races and their relations to one another and their characteristics
|
| 13.
| Etymology
| Part of linguistic science concerned with facts relating to origin and history of words.
|
| 14.
| Genetics
| Science of heredity
|
| 15.
| Geology
| Science of earth's crust,it's strata and their relations and changes.
|
| 16.
| Horticulture
| Art of garden cultivation.
|
| 17.
| Hydroponics
| Culture of plants without soil.It was also called water culture.
|
| 18.
| Jurisprudence
| Science of knowledge of law.
|
| 19.
| Lexicography
| Compiling of dictionary.
|
| 20.
| Metallurgy
| Science dealing with the method of extraction of metals from their ores and the preparation of alloys.
|
| 21.
| Meteorology
| Science of weather and climate
|
| 22.
| Mycology
| Study of fungi.
|
| 23.
| Neurology
| Study of nerves.
|
| 24.
| Numismatics
| Study of coins and medals
|
| 25.
| Ornithology
| Study of birds,their habits, etc.
|
| 26.
| Palaeontology
| Science of the fossils of plants and animals.
|
| 27.
| Pathology
| Science of bodily diseases
|
| 28.
| Pedagogy
| Science of teaching.
|
| 29.
| Penology
| Study of punishment and of prison management.
|
| 30.
| Philology
| Study of different languages.
|
| 31.
| Philately
| Art of stamp collecting.
|
| 32.
| Psychology
| Science of mind.
|
| 33.
| Pisciculture
| Art of rearing fish.
|
| 34.
| Seismology
| Science of earthquakes.
|
| 35.
| Sericulture
| Study of silk worm breeding.
|
| 36.
| Taxidermy
| Art of preparing and mounting skins of animals in life-like manner.
|
| 37.
| Topography
| Art of representing on a map the physical features of a place.
|
| 38.
| Pneumatics
| Science dealing with the pressure,elasticity,weight etc. of air and other gases.
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