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THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN NINETEENTH CENTURY Science & Reviews Maria G. Mandourari

The history of the book in the nineteenth century - Science and Reviews

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  • 1. Science & Reviews Maria G. Mandourari

2. Leading Journals Edinburg Review (1802) Quarterly Review from (1809) Intellectual forum of the nation - public sphere Presence of science in the major periodicals of the day: Fortnightly (1865) and Contemporary (1866) Reviews Little explicit analysis The practice of considering several related or unrelated books together had become common. Maria G. Mandourari 3. Style Format 4. Review Journals Pamphlets Addresses Periodical literature According to Poole (1882) the best writers wrote articles rather than books 5. Particular Problems Associated with Science Reviews 6. A). Available books Scientific articles in the three leading periodicals between 1830-1840 REVIEWS TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTICLES SCIENCEARTICLES Edinburgh Review 473 45 (09.5%) Quarterly Review 450 53 (11.7%) Westminster Review 576 25 (04.4%) 7. B). Anonymity Possible identities of authors speaking on controversial topics Articles represented the position of the journal 8. C). Problems of Style Technical Exposition Criticism Readability The writer had to understand the topic and then relate it to a non-scientific audience in an interesting manner. 9. The leading scientific figures of the early 19th century recognized the importance of the periodical journals means of extending to a wide audience public adjudication by one of their peers