The scientific literature : a guided tour /
The scientific literature : a guided tour /
edited with commentaries by Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross.
- xxiv, 327 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
First English periodical -- Early books and letters -- Philosophical transactions -- On early English scientific writing -- First French periodicals -- Concerning the royal academy in Paris -- Journal of the learned -- Memoirs of the royal academy of sciences -- Internationalization and specialization -- German literature -- American literature -- Specialized literature : biology -- Specialized literature : physics -- Specialized literature : chemistry -- Select pre-modern classics -- Earth science -- Biological sciences -- Medical science -- Chemistry -- Physics -- Equations, tables, and pictures -- Equations -- Tables -- Pictures -- Organizing scientific arguments -- Beginning -- Middle -- End -- From start to finish -- Scientific writing style : norms and perturbations -- Norms perturbations : playfulness -- Perturbations : belligerence -- Perturbations : writing with style -- Controversy at work : two case studies -- Evolution controversy -- Dream controversy -- Select modern classics -- Discovering crucial facts -- Providing theoretical explanations -- Performing thought experiments -- Turning to technology. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Excerpts from scientific writings that illustrate the evolution of the scientific article from its origin in 1665 till today. Includes commentaries explaining the context and communication strategy.
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Communication in science
Science--History--17th century.
Science--History--18th century.
Science--History--19th century.
Science--History--20th century.
Science--History--21st century.
Scientific literature--History
Q225.5 / .S35 2007
500
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
First English periodical -- Early books and letters -- Philosophical transactions -- On early English scientific writing -- First French periodicals -- Concerning the royal academy in Paris -- Journal of the learned -- Memoirs of the royal academy of sciences -- Internationalization and specialization -- German literature -- American literature -- Specialized literature : biology -- Specialized literature : physics -- Specialized literature : chemistry -- Select pre-modern classics -- Earth science -- Biological sciences -- Medical science -- Chemistry -- Physics -- Equations, tables, and pictures -- Equations -- Tables -- Pictures -- Organizing scientific arguments -- Beginning -- Middle -- End -- From start to finish -- Scientific writing style : norms and perturbations -- Norms perturbations : playfulness -- Perturbations : belligerence -- Perturbations : writing with style -- Controversy at work : two case studies -- Evolution controversy -- Dream controversy -- Select modern classics -- Discovering crucial facts -- Providing theoretical explanations -- Performing thought experiments -- Turning to technology. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Excerpts from scientific writings that illustrate the evolution of the scientific article from its origin in 1665 till today. Includes commentaries explaining the context and communication strategy.
0226316556 0226316564 9780226316550 9780226316567
2006016547
Communication in science
Science--History--17th century.
Science--History--18th century.
Science--History--19th century.
Science--History--20th century.
Science--History--21st century.
Scientific literature--History
Q225.5 / .S35 2007
500