ology**

[karategirl22]

what is the study of...
animals
bugs
electricity
space
and
fossils???

[fo3nix]

In for 9am is it?

[boink]

space - astrology ?

[boink]

animals - zoology

fossils - paleobiology

bugs - entomology

electricity - electrology

[Loosehead]

Space - Cosmology

[MrPahoehoe]

surely, as a russian space traveller is a cosmonaut and an american one is an astronaut, then the study of space in russian is cosmology and in the US its astrology.

:o)

[boink]

i was wondering about that myself, the chinese/japanese also have a name for thier 'nauts so it woud be different for them too

[brachiopod]

Study of fossils would be palaeontology. Palaeobiology is a less frequently used synonym.

Thre may be many reasons why you study fossils.
A geologist may wish to relatively date two rock facies using index fossils.
A palaeoclimatologist may wish to evaluate the climate of the time by examining the faunal province evidence provided by fossils.
A palaeozoologist would examine animal fossils to compare morphology and evolution with living animals.
A palaeobotanist looks at plant fossils etc etc.

[theprof]

I think you'll experience some difficulty in defining the "study of electricity" as anything other than electrical engineering although I appreciate that the subject no longer confines itself strictly to electricity alone nowadays. It's certainly not an "-ology".

According to Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary an "electrologist" is defined as:

"noun [blend of electrolysis and -logist (from -logy + -ist)] (circa 1902) : a person who removes hair, warts, moles, and birthmarks by means of an electric current applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode. - electrology"

There even seems to be a medical diploma called a DMRE which stands for Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology.