TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gross,Alan G.
AU  - Harmon,Joseph E.
TI  - The scientific literature: a guided tour 
SN  - 0226316556
AV  - Q225.5 .S35 2007
U1  - 500 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Communication in science
KW  - Science
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Scientific literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index; 1; First English periodical --; Early books and letters --; Philosophical transactions --; On early English scientific writing --; 2; First French periodicals --; Concerning the royal academy in Paris --; Journal of the learned --; Memoirs of the royal academy of sciences --; 3; Internationalization and specialization --; German literature --; American literature --; Specialized literature : biology --; Specialized literature : physics --; Specialized literature : chemistry --; 4; Select pre-modern classics --; Earth science --; Biological sciences --; Medical science --; Chemistry --; Physics --; 5; Equations, tables, and pictures --; Equations --; Tables --; Pictures --; 6; Organizing scientific arguments --; Beginning --; Middle --; End --; From start to finish --; 7; Scientific writing style : norms and perturbations --; Norms perturbations : playfulness --; Perturbations : belligerence --; Perturbations : writing with style --; 8; Controversy at work : two case studies --; Evolution controversy --; Dream controversy --; 9; Select modern classics --; Discovering crucial facts --; Providing theoretical explanations --; Performing thought experiments --; Turning to technology
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/2006016547-b.html
ER  -