Language of Science From the Vernacular to the Technical

Name: Language of Science From the Vernacular to the Technical
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ISBN: 9780718830601

ISBN-10: 0718830601

ISBN-13: 9780718830601

Edition: 2007

Authors: Maurice Crosland

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Where do scientific terms come from? Why are they so similar in so many languages? How was the new nomenclature spread across the world? The Language of Science analyses the development of scientific vocabulary from its basic origins in everyday agricultural work, through to the need for a measurement system when it came to trading, to the scientific innovations of the seventeenth century and a subsequent period of consolidation in the eighteenth century. This is a period of great relevance in history of science and a strong focus of Crosland's work. The time between 1750 and 1800 saw many movements trying to organise and revolutionise scientific names and units ? the significance of which…

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List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Lutterworth Press, The
Publication date: 10/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.06" wide x 7.86" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English