Science Between Myth And History
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Science Between Myth and History
Author: José G. Perillán
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2021
Science Between Myth and History explores scientific storytelling and its implications on the teaching, practice, and public perception of science. In communicating their science, scientists tend to use historical narratives for important rhetorical purposes. This text explores the implications of doing this.
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