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245 04 The scientific literature :|ba guided tour /|cedited with 
       commentaries by Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross. 
260    Chicago :|bThe University of Chicago Press,|c2007. 
300    xxiv, 327 p. :|bill., maps, music ;|c24 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
       Internalization 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. 
520    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. 
650  0 Scientific literature|xHistory. 
650  0 Communication in science. 
650  0 Science|xHistory|y17th century. 
650  0 Science|xHistory|y18th century. 
650  0 Science|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Science|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Science|xHistory|y21st century. 
700 1  Harmon, Joseph E. 
700 1  Gross, Alan G. 
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