Loath to Print: The Reluctant Scientific Author, 1500–1750
Author:   Nicole Howard (Associate Professor)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421443683


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   31 May 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Loath to Print: The Reluctant Scientific Author, 1500–1750


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Author:   Nicole Howard (Associate Professor)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781421443683


ISBN 10:   1421443686
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   31 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"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"

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Nicole Howard is a professor of history at Eastern Oregon University. She is the author of The Book: The Life Story of a Technology.

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