Scientific Babel: The Language Of Science From Fall Latin To Rise English Professor Michael Gordin Profile Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία General

Today The Language Of Science Is English But Dominance This Particular A Relatively Recent Phenomenon - And Far From Foregone Conclusion In Sweeping History That Takes Us Antiquity To Modern Day Michael D Gordin Untangles Web Politics Money Personality International Conflict Created Monoglot World We Now Inhabit Beginning With Rise Latin Reveals How Went On Use (And Then Lose) Dutch Italian Swedish Many Other Languages Way Sheds Light Just Significant Nationalistic Realm One Word Mistranslated Into German Russian Triggered An Inflammatory Face-Off Between Two Countries For Credit Having Discovered Periodic Table Intelligent Revealing Full Compelling Stories Scientific Babel Shows Has Shaped As Much Transformed Σελίδες: 432 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0316 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm