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Autore |
Creese Mary R. S. <1935-> |
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Titolo |
Ladies in the laboratory II : West European women in science, 1800-1900 : a survey of their contributions to research / / Mary R.S. Creese, with contributions by Thomas M. Creese |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Scarecrow Press, , 2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in science - Europe, Western - History - 19th century |
Women scientists - Europe, Western |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-285) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Scandinavia : Baltic diatoms, snow-line plants, insects of the oatfields -- Ireland : mosses, mollusks, and migrating boulders -- France : of physics, farms, and physicians -- Belgium and the Netherlands : from Ardennes mosses to East Indies algae -- Germany : Bavarian lakes, Brazilian forests, a kitchen in Braunschweig -- Austria-Hungary : mainly medicine -- Switzerland : physicians, botanists, and a chemist -- Italy : shells of Calabria, mosses of the hills of Rome, fishes of the alpine lakes -- International comparisons and conclusions -- Appendix. American women ; British women -- Bibliography of papers by West European women (excluding the British) in scientific periodicals, 1800-1900. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A fascinating analysis of the work of notable women by national group, giving thorough data comparing the contributions of women in choice fields. Among the women presented are more than a few colorful personalities representative of the entire social scale, from a royal princess to the daughter of a Paris slum shopkeeper. Researchers in the field of women's history and science history will find this indexed volume a valuable resource. |
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