Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English by Michael D. Gordin

Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English

Michael D. Gordin

428 pages • first pub 2015 (view editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Today, the language of science is English. But the dominance of this particular language is a relatively recent phenomenon - and far from a foregone conclusion. In a sweeping history that takes us from antiquity to the modern day, Michael D. Gordi...

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