Public understanding of science : a history of communicating scientific ideas / David Knight.

Author
Knight, David M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description
232 p. ; 24 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Series
    Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 26 [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-227) and index.
    Contents
    • Understanding
    • God's clockworld
    • Holding forth
    • Poetry, metaphor, and algebra
    • Picturing science
    • Ballyhoo
    • Display
    • Travel
    • Imagining
    • Science gossip
    • Suspending judgement
    • Classical physics
    • Promoters and popularisers.
    ISBN
    • 0415206383 (hbk. : alk. paper)
    • 0203966422 (ebk.)
    LCCN
    2006004556
    OCLC
    64335716
    International Article Number
    • 9780415206389
    • 9780203966426
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