Pomology Agricultural Library's Special Collections, where it serves as a major historic and botanic resource to a variety of researchers, including horticulturists, historians, artists, and publishers.. The study of pomology has somewhat dwindled over the past century.. Pomology Pomology (from latin "pomum" (fruit) + "-logy") is a branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruit. The denomination fruticulture—introduced from Romance languages (from Latin "fructus" and "cultura")—is also used. Pomological research is mainly focused on the development, enhancement, cultivation and physiological studies of fruit trees. The goals of fruit tree improvement include enhancement of fruit quality, regulation of production periods, and reduction
What Is History? art. Though Carr conceded that historians cannot predict exact events in the future, he argued that historical generalizations can supply information useful to understanding both the present and the future. Carr argued that since scientists are not purely neutral observers, but have a reciprocal relationship with the objects under their study just like historians, that this supported identifying history with the sciences rather than the arts. Likewise, Carr contended that history like science has no moral judgements, which in his opinion supports the identification of history as a science. Carr was well known for his assertions in "What Is History?"