Specialist Control: The Publications Committee of the Academie Royale Des Sciences (Paris), 1700-1793 (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) ... of the American Philosophical Society)

By James McClellan

The Comite du Librairie of the Academie Royale des Sciences in Paris & its influence on modern scientific refereeing are examined in this 2003 J. F. Lewis award-winning monograph. James McClellan investigates the development & growth of the Comite du Librairie in the late 18th century, & its influence in establishing international norms for processing, modifying, & authorizing books & papers for publication. Pointing out that "historians of the Academie Royale des Science have known about the Comite de Librairie & had logged the existence of its registers, but no one had studied them in detail," he presents a comprehensive & authoritative history of the Comite.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871699338
• ISBN13: 9780871699336
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.