Translating Early Modern Science

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Translating Early Modern Science

Author	: Sietske Fransen
File Size	: 42,7 Mb
Publisher	: BRILL
Language	: English
Release Date	: 25 September 2017
ISBN	: 9789004349261
Pages	: 362 pages

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Translating Early Modern Science by Sietske Fransen Book PDF Summary

Translating Early Modern Science explores the essential role translators played in a time when the scientific community used Latin and vernacular European languages side-by-side. This interdisciplinary volume illustrates how translators were mediators, agents, and interpreters of scientific knowledge.

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