Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1987

The Literature of Enlightenment: Technical Periodicals and Proceedings in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Joseph E. Harmon Oak Park Public Library

Abstract

Technical periodicals and proceedings have been important instruments for transmitting news about scientific and technological discoveries for more than 300 years. The first such publications appeared amidst the birth of modem science when, for the first time, emphasis was placed on experiment as the basis for advancement of knowledge. Discussed in this article are the origin of the technical periodical and proceedings and their characteristics up to the end of the 18th century and the analysis of the writing style in an important technical paper written by Isaac Newton and published in 1672.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1987-10-01
DOI
10.2190/henf-9quw-4awx-wb17
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality voice and style

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (5)

  1. HAGGE (1995)
    Early Engineering Writing Textbooks and the Anthropological Complexity of Disci…
    Written Communication
  2. RIVERS (1994)
    Studies in the History of Business and Technical Writing
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  3. Harmon (1992)
    Current Contents of Theoretical Scientific Papers
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  4. Harmon (1992)
    An Analysis of Fifty Citation Superstars from the Scientific Literature
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  5. Rutter (1991)
    History, Rhetoric, and Humanism: Toward a More Comprehensive Definition of Tech…
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Cites in this index (1)

  1. Harmon (1986)
    Perturbations in the Scientific Literature
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Also cites 2 works outside this index ↓
  1. 10.1525/9780520336056
     ↗
  2. Newton I. (1672)
    10.1098/rstl.1671.0072
    Philosophical Transactions  ↗
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