The Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, a collection in the Othmer Library of Chemical History, represents one of the richest single deposits of books on the history of chemistry in the world. Volumes in the collection date from the late 15th century to the early 20th century. This richly bound and illustrated two-volume, 1,500-page collection includes a color insert in each volume of important images from this extraordinary collection. The bibliography includes many of the most important works in the history of science and technology. This is the most complete guide to this unique collection and a must-have for anyone interested in the remarkable story of the history of chemistry.

Micrographic reproduction of the 13 volume Oxford English dictionary published in 1933.

The forms taken by scientific writing help to determine the very nature of science itself. In this closely reasoned study, Charles Bazerman views the changing forms of scientific writing as solutions to rhetorical problems faced by scientists arguing for their findings. Examining such works as the early Philosophical Transactions and Newton's optical writings as well as Physical Review, Bazerman views the changing forms of scientific writing as solutions to rhetorical problems faced by scientists. The rhetoric of science is, Bazerman demonstrates, an embedded part of scientific activity that interacts with other parts of scientific activity, including social structure and empirical experience. This book presents a comprehensive historical account of the rise and development of the genre, and views these forms in relation to empirical experience.