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An example of metaphor in popular science writing:
"In the summer of 1849, cholera arrived in London. … Cholera haunted the London Medical Gazette, with articles and letters appearing besides the journal's usual fare of lectures and surgical tips."
Helen Barrell (2017) Fatal Evidence. Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the dawn of forensic science. Pen & Sword
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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.
