Observing the World through Images

The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with.
Contributors include: Isabelle Pantin, Jennifer Rampling, Samuel Gessner, Renee Raphael, Karin Ekholm, Hester Higton, and Katie Taylor.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004263845
• ISBN13: 9789004263840
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"