Julie Wardman is asking about science communication past and
present.
De Re Metallica by George Bauer (Georgius Agricola), 1556,
translated by Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover
( don't forget her role!) was first published in English in 1912. A
reprint was published in the 1950s by Dover Publications, New
York, and in recent years the Maclean Hunter Publishing Co
have re-issued it in paperback.
Other useful references may be found in some of the Open
University's books for its course on "Science in Europe 1500-1800".
Two of these are:
"A Primary Sources Anthology", edited by Colin A. Russell,
ISBN 0 7492 1100 8
and
"The Rise of Scientific Europe, 1500-1800", edited by David Goodman
and Colin Russell, ISBN 0 340 55861 X
On the topic of scientific communication, I found an interesting read was
"Connections", by James Burke, published by MacMillan & Co, London
in 1978. He mentions people like the French priest whose nickname was
"the postbox of Europe", who wrote to scientists in various countries,
passing on other people's ideas.
Hope this helps.
Tony Brewis
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