Pieces and Parts in Scientific Texts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bretelle-Establet, Florence (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schmitt, Stéphane (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter, 1
• Subjects: History.; Epistemology.; Mathematics.; Linguistics.; Printing.; Publishers and publishing.; History of Science.; Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Linguistics, general.; Printing and Publishing.

This book starts from a first general observation: there are very diverse ways to frame and convey scientific knowledge in texts. It then analyzes texts on mathematics, astronomy, medicine and life sciences, produced in various parts of the globe and in different time periods, and examines the reaso...