Public understanding of science : a history of communicating scientific ideas / David Knight.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

viii, 232 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-227) and index.

Understanding -- God's clockworld -- Holding forth -- Poetry, metaphor, and algebra -- Picturing science -- Ballyhoo -- Display -- Travel -- Imagining -- Science gossip -- Suspending judgement -- Classical physics -- Promoters and popularisers.