Download or read book Visual Cultures in Science and Technology written by Klaus Hentschel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a good scientific image? Is science defined by its pictures? The present book offers a broad comparative survey of the history, generation, use and function of images in scientific practice based on an extensive range of historical sources in the natural sciences, technology and medicine, particularly physics, astronomy, and chemistry.