The Rhetoric of Science

By Alan G. Gross

Book Overview

Gross (English, Purdue U., Calumet) applies the principles of rhetoric to the interpretation of classical and contemporary scientific texts to show the way in which scientists from Copernicus to Darwin to Newton to James Watson establish authority and convince their audience of the truth they descri

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674768736
• ISBN13: 9780674768734
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"