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David (University of Durham, UK) Knight
Public Understanding of Science [EPUB ebook]
A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas

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Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 240 ● ISBN 9781134624997 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2644576 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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