| The Scientific Article: From Galileo's New Science to the Human Genome (1529 words) |
 | In the later decades of the eighteenth century, scientists along with their societies and publications became more specialized as a means of coping with the flood of technical knowledge, particularly in the fields of physics and chemistry. |
| The age of the generalist and inspired amateur of science was in decline. |
| While their purpose is to interpret past science, not invent new science, they serve an indispensable function--winnowing the fit from the unfit among the other four types. |
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