Science Serialized: Representations of the Sciences in Nineteenth-Century Periodicals

By: George E. Smith

Essays examining the ways in which the Victorian periodical press presented the scientific developments of the time to general and specialized audiences.

Nineteenth-century Britain saw an explosion of periodical literature, with the publication of over 100,000 different magazines and newspapers for a growing market of eager readers. The Victorian periodical press became an important medium for the dissemination of scientific ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262033186
• ISBN13: 9780262033183
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher