Scientific Babel : the language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English
Michael D. Gordin
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
| Originaltittel | [ Scientific Babel ]
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| Omfang | 415 sider : illustrasjoner, figurer
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| Opplysninger | Første gang utgitt : London : Profile books, 2015. - Introduction: Talking science -- 1. The perfect past that almost was -- 2. The table and the word -- 3. Hydrogen oxygenovich -- 4. Speaking Utopian -- 5. The wizards of Ido -- 6. The linguistic shadow of the Great War -- 7. Unspeakable -- 8. The Dostoevsky machine -- 9. All the Russian that's fit to print -- 10. The Fe curtain -- 11. Anglophobia -- Conclusion: Babel beyond.. - In a sweeping history that takes us from antiquity tio the modern day, Michael D. Gordin untangles the web of politics, money, personality and international conflict that created the monoglot world of science we now inhabit. Beginning with the rise of latin, [he] reveals how we went on to use (and then lose) Dutch, Italian, Swedish and many other languages on the way, and sheds light on just how significant language is in the nationalistic realm of science."
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| ISBN | 1781251150. - 9781781251157
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| ISBN(galt) | 9781847659583 ((ePub ebook)
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