. ISBN 0-8 018 -7330-4 1. Technical writing. I. Title. T 11 .H255 2003 808′.0665—dc 21 2002 011 065 A catalog record for this book is available from the British. 212 18-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hancock, Elise. Ideas into words: mastering the craft of science writing / Elise Hancock. p. cm. ISBN 0-8 018 -7329-0