The Role of Abstraction in Scientific Illustration: Implications for Pedagogy

Journal of Visual Literacy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-158

  Mishra, Punyashloke B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649695077     PISSN: 1051144X     EISSN: 23796529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23796529.1999.11674549     Document Type: Article

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