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Early American Scientific and Technical Literature
Margaret W. Batschelet
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Description for Early American Scientific and Technical Literature
Hardback. "..useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history." -ARBA Num Pages: 148 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GBCR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Selected a Best Bibliography in History for 1991, ALA's RASD It is usually accepted that the contributions of early American science were relatively modest compared with the work of European scientists. Yet the volume of material produced by early American scientific and technical writers is surprisingly large. Limiting her study to books, pamphlets and broadsides, the author has found over 800 works that fall into the broad category of early American scientific and technical literature. This bibliography lists those scientific and technical books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the US between 1665 and 1799. Entries ... Read more
Selected a Best Bibliography in History for 1991, ALA's RASD It is usually accepted that the contributions of early American science were relatively modest compared with the work of European scientists. Yet the volume of material produced by early American scientific and technical writers is surprisingly large. Limiting her study to books, pamphlets and broadsides, the author has found over 800 works that fall into the broad category of early American scientific and technical literature. This bibliography lists those scientific and technical books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the US between 1665 and 1799. Entries ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810823181
SKU
V9780810823181
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99-15
About Margaret W. Batschelet
Margaret Batschelet is assistant professor of English, specializing in technical writing, at the University of Texas, San Antonio. She is co-author of Writing for the Technical Professions and The Technical Writing Casebook and has published articles on collaborative writing and early American science writing.
Reviews for Early American Scientific and Technical Literature
... will be most useful.... no other title with the scope of this one.... recommended...
Marion S. Muskiewicz, Rq
... useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history.
American Reference Books Annual
... a useful research tool...
H. Lowood
CHOICE
The annotations are uniformly concise, specific, and ... Read more
Marion S. Muskiewicz, Rq
... useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history.
American Reference Books Annual
... a useful research tool...
H. Lowood
CHOICE
The annotations are uniformly concise, specific, and ... Read more