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The Names of Science
Terminology and Language in the History of the Natural Sciences
Taschenbuch von Helge Kragh
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some, but not all, have survived to the present.
The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some, but not all, have survived to the present.
Über den Autor
Helge Kragh has worked as Professor of History of Science at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Aarhus University, Denmark, and is presently Emeritus Professor at the University of Copenhagen. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, and 2008-2010 he served as President of the European Society for History of Science. Most of his research has focused on the historical development of post-1800 physics, chemistry, astronomy, and cosmology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Introduction: Some linguistic terms

  • 1: Issues of science, history, and language

  • 2: Electicity and electromagnetism

  • 3: Fundamental particles

  • 4: More physics names

  • 5: Worlds and words of chemistry

  • 6: Heavenly sciences

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780198917441
ISBN-10: 0198917449
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kragh, Helge
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 10 b/w figures
Maße: 232 x 154 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Helge Kragh
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2024
Gewicht: 0,602 kg
Artikel-ID: 128761068
Über den Autor
Helge Kragh has worked as Professor of History of Science at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Aarhus University, Denmark, and is presently Emeritus Professor at the University of Copenhagen. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, and 2008-2010 he served as President of the European Society for History of Science. Most of his research has focused on the historical development of post-1800 physics, chemistry, astronomy, and cosmology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Introduction: Some linguistic terms

  • 1: Issues of science, history, and language

  • 2: Electicity and electromagnetism

  • 3: Fundamental particles

  • 4: More physics names

  • 5: Worlds and words of chemistry

  • 6: Heavenly sciences

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780198917441
ISBN-10: 0198917449
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kragh, Helge
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 10 b/w figures
Maße: 232 x 154 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Helge Kragh
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2024
Gewicht: 0,602 kg
Artikel-ID: 128761068
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