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Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations Book Reviews / Early Science and Medicine 12 (2007) 433-465 465 W. F. Bynum and Roy Porter, eds., Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 736, $50.00, ISBN 0 19 858409 1 (hard- cover); $18.95, ISBN 0 19 861443 8 (paperback). I have always enjoyed books of quotations. ey offer a sampling menu of savory, digestible ideas. is new collection is a welcome addition to the existing books of scientific quotations. It includes the thoughts of scientists and many others on the disciplines of science and on scientists themselves. Arranged alphabetically, with an handy keyword index, the book has quick and easy accessibility. e British editors might have been expected to overlook very few memorable British utterances related to science. So James Clerk Maxwell has almost a chapter (well, seven pages) and Isaac Newton a few more. However, unlikely and delightful contributions are also included from such figures as Cole Porter, William Wordsworth, Ibn Khaldun, Mary Woll- stonecraft Shelley, Henry Ford, and Michel Foucault. From ales to still living writ- ers, the contributions tell the story of mankind’s journey from wonder, to philosophy, to scientific rationalism. e reader is free to supply the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Early Science and Medicine Brill

Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

McDermott, Peter
Early Science and Medicine , Volume 12 (4): 465 – Jan 1, 2007
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Brill
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1383-7427
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1573-3823
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10.1163/157338207X231882
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Book Reviews / Early Science and Medicine 12 (2007) 433-465 465 W. F. Bynum and Roy Porter, eds., Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 736, $50.00, ISBN 0 19 858409 1 (hard- cover); $18.95, ISBN 0 19 861443 8 (paperback). I have always enjoyed books of quotations. ey offer a sampling menu of savory, digestible ideas. is new collection is a welcome addition to the existing books of scientific quotations. It includes the thoughts of scientists and many others on the disciplines of science and on scientists themselves. Arranged alphabetically, with an handy keyword index, the book has quick and easy accessibility. e British editors might have been expected to overlook very few memorable British utterances related to science. So James Clerk Maxwell has almost a chapter (well, seven pages) and Isaac Newton a few more. However, unlikely and delightful contributions are also included from such figures as Cole Porter, William Wordsworth, Ibn Khaldun, Mary Woll- stonecraft Shelley, Henry Ford, and Michel Foucault. From ales to still living writ- ers, the contributions tell the story of mankind’s journey from wonder, to philosophy, to scientific rationalism. e reader is free to supply the

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