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Autore |
Gianquitto Tina |
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"Good observers of nature" [[electronic resource] ] : American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 / / Tina Gianquitto |
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Athens, Ga., : University of Georgia Press, c2007 |
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1-282-55295-3 |
9786612552953 |
0-8203-3655-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women naturalists - United States - History - 19th century |
Women botanists - United States - History - 19th century |
Natural history - United States - History - 19th century |
Nature in literature - United States - History - 19th century |
Botany in literature - United States - History - 19th century |
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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction. The languages of nature : an overview -- Botany's beautiful arrangement : Almira Phelps and Enlightenment science -- The pressure of hidden causes : Margaret Fuller and Romantic science -- The noble designs of nature : Susan Fenimore Cooper, natural science, and the picturesque aesthetic -- Spiders, ants, and carnivorous plants : Mary Treat and evolutionary science -- Epilogue. Human homes in nature's household : the emergence of a conservation ethic. |
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