Public understanding of science : a history of communicating scientific ideas / David Knight.
| Author/creator | Knight, David M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description | 232 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 26 Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine 26. ^A683781 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-227) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006004556 |
| ISBN | 0415206383 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415206389 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0203966422 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 9780203966426 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415206389 |
| ISBN | 9780203966426 |