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Author Howard, Nicole, author.

Title Loath to print : the reluctant scientific author, 1500-1750 / Nicole Howard.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 218 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. "A Vast Ocean of Books" -- 1 Authorial Attitudes toward Print -- 2 "To the Unprejudiced Reader": The Rhetoric of Prefaces in Early Modern Science -- 3 The Controlled Distribution of Scientific Works -- 4 "A True and Ingenious Discovery": New Print Technologies and the Sciences -- 5 Silent Midwives: The Role of Editors in Early Modern Science -- Conclusion. Reluctance Overcome -- Notes -- Index.
Summary Scholars of the early modern period and the history of the book, as well as those interested in communication and technology studies, will find this an accessible and engaging look at the complexities of sharing scientific ideas in this rich period.
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Subject Science publishing -- History -- 16th century.
Science publishing.
History.
Chronological Term 16th century
Subject Science publishing -- History -- 17th century.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Science publishing -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Scientists -- Attitudes.
Scientists -- Attitudes.
Scientists.
Technical writing -- History.
Technical writing.
Communication in science -- History.
Communication in science.
Chronological Term 1500-1799
Genre/Form History.
Other Form: Print version: 1421443686 9781421443683 (OCoLC)1260821179
ISBN 9781421443690 electronic book
1421443694 electronic book
1421443686
9781421443683