Specialist Control
| Author | : James E. McClellan |
| Publisher | : American Philosophical Society |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0871699338 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780871699336 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (336 Downloads) |
Download or read book Specialist Control written by James E. McClellan and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
