The historiography of science popularization: Reflections inspired by the Italian case

Popularizing Science and Technology in the European Periphery, 1800-2000

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 21-42

  Govoni, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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