A CENTURY OF SCIENCE PUBLISHING This page intentionally left blank A Century of Science Publishing A Collection of Essays Edited by Einar H. Fredriksson IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam • Berlin • Oxford • Tokyo • Washington DC © 2001, IOS Press and the Authors listed in the Table of Contents The cover shows a detail from Still Life with books in a Niche, Master of the Aix Annunciation. © Rijksmuseum Amsterdam The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission from the publisher. ISBN 1 58603 148 1 (IOS Press) ISBN 4 274 90424 5 C3040 (Ohmsha) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-112330 Publisher IOS Press Nieuwe Hemweg 6B 1013 BG Amsterdam The Netherlands fax: +31 20 620 3419 e-mail:
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