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Visual Cultures in Science and Technology

By Klaus Hentschel

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Visual Cultures in Science and Technology

By Klaus Hentschel

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This book aims to provide a synthesis of the history, generation, use, and transfer of images in scientific practice. It delves into the rich reservoir of case studies on visual representations in scientific and technological practice that have accumulated over the past couple of decades by historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science. The main aim is thus located on the meta-level. It adopts an integrative view of recurrently noted general features of visual cultures in science and technology, something hitherto unachieved and believed by many to be a mission impossible. By systematic comparison of numerous case studies, the purview broadens away from myopic microanalysis in search of overriding patterns. The many different disciplines and research areas involved encompass mathematics, technology, natural history, medicine, the geosciences, astronomy, chemistry, and physics. The chosen examples span the period from the Renaissance to the late 20th century. The broad range of visual representations in scientific practice is treated, as well as schooling in pattern recognition, design and implementation of visual devices, and a narrowing in on the special role of illustrators and image specialists.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
508
Release Date:
2019-01-22
Publication Date:
2019-01-22
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198829787
ISBN13:
9780198829782
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
867 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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