Lareo Martín, Inés, Montoya Reyes, Ana
Scientific writing: following Robert Boyle's principles in experimental essays -1704 and 1998
LAREO MARTÍN, Inés; MONTOYA REYES, Ana. “Scientific writing: following Robert Boyle's principles in experimental essays -1704 and 1998”. Revista alicantina de estudios ingleses. No. 20 (Nov. 2007). ISSN 0214-4808, pp. 119-137
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/6372
DOI: 10.14198/raei.2007.20.06
ISSN: 0214-4808
Abstract: 
Science and scientific method have evolved in parallel with changes in
philosophical ideas. One aspect of the discipline affected by these changes is the
way in which scientists' results should be shown to the world. However, it was
not until the second half of the 17th century that the first recommendations or
guidelines for reporting scientific discoveries appeared. The Royal Society
became the first institution to concern itself with the form this new discourse
should take.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the linguistic evolution experienced by two
pieces of scientific writing and to examine to what extent the two texts follow the
recommendations of Robert Boyle and the Royal Society concerning the patterns
scientific discourse should observe. Two texts were selected for the task, one
published at the beginning of the 18th century, the other at the end of the 20th.
For the purposes of comparison, the texts analysed are from the same discipline
and both report an experiment on Optics.
Keywords:Lenguaje científico, Experimentos científicos, Análisis del discurso, Siglo XVIII, Siglo XX, Evolución histórica, Boyle, Robert, Royal Society
Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Filología Inglesa
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