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- “Personalized writing on first page opposite the front cover. Otherwise all pages are clean.”
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226316564
ISBN-13
9780226316567
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53955072
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Scientific Literature : a Guided Tour
Subject
Publishing, General, History
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Science
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-016547
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"In the introduction to this anthology, editors Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross describe the work as a sort of'' ''Michelin Guide'' to the development of the scientific article over the past four centuries. Their description is apt in that, like most guide books, The Scientific Literature offers highlights, interesting anecdotes, and recommendations rather than presenting its readers with much in the way of actual examples. (Alas, it does not offer a ratings system.) As befits a volume that grew out of an exhibition at the libraries of the University of Chicago, significant attention is devoted to such visual elements as tables, equations, and illustrations that have accompanied scientific texts since the scientific journal's birth in the 17th century. Although the selections are somewhat idiosyncratic and the excerpts all too brief, the editors' excellent sense of the telling detail make this volume a pleasure to dip into or to read from cover to cover."-Audra Wolfe, Chemical Heritage, "There are now many historical and sociological studies of scientific communication. Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross''s book,The Scientific Literature, is something different-neither a research monograph on the history of scientific writing nor a straightforward compilation of excerpts. . . It includes about 125 examples of scientific writing taken from papers, books, reviews and Nobel speeches, and covers materials from the seventeenth century up to the announcement of the rough draft of the human genome in 2001....These scientific snippets are embedded in strands of editorial commentary describing, highlighting and interpreting. The tone is genial: the ''guided tour'' doesn''t threaten arduous intellectual adventure. Rhetorical terms are explained, scientific authors are identified, and pertinent scientific contexts are introduced."-Steven Shapin,Nature, Editors Harmon and Gross's stated purpose is a 'guided tour' of the scientific literature, illustrating its origins and evolution over the past 350 years. They do this with a short, most often no more than page-long, synopsis of an article, acoompanied by an explanation of why it was important in the evolution of scientific literature....A bibliography of more than 50 books that the editors recommend for science studies and extensive bibliographies for each of the nine chapters make this a valuable reference. Strongly recommended for lay readers interested in how today's often intimidating scientific literature has its genesis., "Editors Harmon and Gross''s stated purpose is a ''guided tour'' of the scientific literature, illustrating its origins and evolution over the past 350 years. They do this with a short, most often no more than page-long, synopsis of an article, acoompanied by an explanation of why it was important in the evolution of scientific literature....A bibliography of more than 50 books that the editors recommend for science studies and extensive bibliographies for each of the nine chapters make this a valuable reference. Strongly recommended for lay readers interested in how today's often intimidating scientific literature has its genesis."-Choice, "In the introduction to this anthology, editors Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross describe the work as a sort of'' ''Michelin Guide'' to the development of the scientific article over the past four centuries. Their description is apt in that, like most guide books,The Scientific Literatureoffers highlights, interesting anecdotes, and recommendations rather than presenting its readers with much in the way of actual examples. (Alas, it does not offer a ratings system.) As befits a volume that grew out of an exhibition at the libraries of the University of Chicago, significant attention is devoted to such visual elements as tables, equations, and illustrations that have accompanied scientific texts since the scientific journal's birth in the 17th century. Although the selections are somewhat idiosyncratic and the excerpts all too brief, the editors' excellent sense of the telling detail make this volume a pleasure to dip into or to read from cover to cover."-Audra Wolfe,Chemical Heritage, There are now many historical and sociological studies of scientific communication. Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross's book, The Scientific Literature , is something different-neither a research monograph on the history of scientific writing nor a straightforward compilation of excerpts. . . It includes about 125 examples of scientific writing taken from papers, books, reviews and Nobel speeches, and covers materials from the seventeenth century up to the announcement of the rough draft of the human genome in 2001....These scientific snippets are embedded in strands of editorial commentary describing, highlighting and interpreting. The tone is genial: the 'guided tour' doesn't threaten arduous intellectual adventure. Rhetorical terms are explained, scientific authors are identified, and pertinent scientific contexts are introduced., For the scholar of rhetoric or communication studies with an interest in science, the book provides access to the scholarship, primary sources, and concepts/practices of interest to science studies; for the beginner it offers an opportunity to explore scientific writing and the rich intellectual terrain of science studies; and for the specialist in the rhetoric or communication of science, a tool for pedagogy and a response to the larger concerns that have developed in the pursuit of understanding science., "There are now many historical and sociological studies of scientific communication. Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross''s book, The Scientific Literature , is something different-neither a research monograph on the history of scientific writing nor a straightforward compilation of excerpts. . . It includes about 125 examples of scientific writing taken from papers, books, reviews and Nobel speeches, and covers materials from the seventeenth century up to the announcement of the rough draft of the human genome in 2001....These scientific snippets are embedded in strands of editorial commentary describing, highlighting and interpreting. The tone is genial: the ''guided tour'' doesn''t threaten arduous intellectual adventure. Rhetorical terms are explained, scientific authors are identified, and pertinent scientific contexts are introduced."-Steven Shapin, Nature, In the introduction to this anthology, editors Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross describe the work as a sort of' 'Michelin Guide' to the development of the scientific article over the past four centuries. Their description is apt in that, like most guide books, The Scientific Literature offers highlights, interesting anecdotes, and recommendations rather than presenting its readers with much in the way of actual examples. (Alas, it does not offer a ratings system.) As befits a volume that grew out of an exhibition at the libraries of the University of Chicago, significant attention is devoted to such visual elements as tables, equations, and illustrations that have accompanied scientific texts since the scientific journal's birth in the 17th century. Although the selections are somewhat idiosyncratic and the excerpts all too brief, the editors' excellent sense of the telling detail make this volume a pleasure to dip into or to read from cover to cover., This is an educational and entertaining read for scientists, teachers and students of scientific writing, and anyone intersted in scientific history and rhetoric. . . . The book also benefits from the writings of a stellar cast of great scientists whose original words . . . continue to awe and inspire., There are now many historical and sociological studies of scientific communication. Joseph Harmon and Alan Gross's book, The Scientific Literature , is something different--neither a research monograph on the history of scientific writing nor a straightforward compilation of excerpts. . . It includes about 125 examples of scientific writing taken from papers, books, reviews and Nobel speeches, and covers materials from the seventeenth century up to the announcement of the rough draft of the human genome in 2001....These scientific snippets are embedded in strands of editorial commentary describing, highlighting and interpreting. The tone is genial: the 'guided tour' doesn't threaten arduous intellectual adventure. Rhetorical terms are explained, scientific authors are identified, and pertinent scientific contexts are introduced.
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Dewey Decimal
500
Synopsis
The scientific article has been a hallmark of the career of every important western scientist since the seventeenth century. Yet its role in the history of science has not been fully explored. Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross remedy this oversight with The Scientific Literature , a collection of writings--excerpts from scientific articles, letters, memoirs, proceedings, transactions, and magazines--that illustrates the origin of the scientific article in 1665 and its evolution over the next three and a half centuries. Featuring articles--as well as sixty tables and illustrations, tools vital to scientific communication--that represent the broad sweep of modern science, The Scientific Literature is a historical tour through both the rhetorical strategies that scientists employ to share their discoveries and the methods that scientists use to argue claims of new knowledge. Commentaries that explain each excerpt's scientific and historical context and analyze its communication strategy accompany each entry. A unique anthology, The Scientific Literature will allow both the scholar and the general reader to experience first hand the development of modern science.
LC Classification Number
Q225.5.H37 2007
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