REFERENCE DIRECTORY

Every way into the Atlas.

Browse SmellBook’s smells by name or record number, by how they smell, by where you meet them, by the evidence behind them, or by their history. Every entry is one record with one SB number and one permanent identifier.

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Names and numbers

200 smells

A to Z

Every entry by name.

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200 records

By SB number

Every entry in record-number order, from SB-0001.

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285 names

All names

Names, other names and names in other languages, with their review status.

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20 names

In Spanish (pilot)

The Spanish pilot pages and names.

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Character

37 words

Smell words

Plain words for describing a smell.

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7 families

Smell families

Groups of related smell words, and the smells that use them.

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94 smells

States

Smells met wet or dry, fresh or aged, raw or roasted, indoors or outdoors, where the entry or its evidence says so.

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Where you meet them

51 settings

Everyday settings

Kitchens, markets, stations and other kinds of place.

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Smellscape journeys

Short editorial walks through everyday settings, such as a morning at home or a commute.

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1 place

Geographic places

Real locations with a checked public record.

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16 materials

Materials

What produces a smell.

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Evidence and science

132 with VERIFIED scientific claims

By evidence available

Which entries have scientific claims, historical sources only, or none yet.

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155 molecules

Molecules

Molecules named in VERIFIED claims, also by chemical family.

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History and culture

12 smells

Historical evidence

Smells described in historical texts.

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2 places and traditions

Heritage

Olfactory heritage records and their evidence.

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Comparing

89 smells

Smells with a comparison

Entries with a written side-by-side comparison; any two smells can also be compared.

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HOW THESE LISTS ARE ORDERED

Every list is alphabetical or in record-number order. SmellBook does not rank smells, recommend them or order them by popularity.