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An example of metaphor used in writing about science:
"Information technology constitutes the twist in the Möbius strip that takes us from arguments internal to a field (how is the past conceptualised in the case of a historical science like geology) to its exterior (how is information about the past stored)."
Geoffrey C. Bowker
Bowker, G. C. (2005). Memory Practices in the Sciences. The MIT Press.
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Many examples of science metaphors are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
