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UNINA9910782187403321 |
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Autore |
Gough Ruby L (Ruby Louise), <1923-> |
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Titolo |
Robert Edwards Holloway [[electronic resource] ] : Newfoundland educator, scientist, photographer, 1874-1904 / / Ruby L. Gough |
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Montreal ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86324-X |
9786612863240 |
0-7735-7258-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College teachers - Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's |
Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur) - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador - St. Johns's |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Author’s Note -- Introduction -- Beginnings -- From England to Newfoundland -- First Explorations -- The Holloway Era Begins -- From Academy to College -- A Time of Tragedy -- From Crisis to Crisis -- White Bay, Labrador, and the West Coast -- “And Still the Wonder Grew…” -- Cruise of the Argo: Notre Dame Bay -- School and Community Blurring the Boundaries -- A Visit to Snook’s Arm -- The Work Continues -- Return to Labrador -- And So Farewell -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Holloway was a scientist and innovative teacher who opened his classes to the public and kept up with current developments in science, demonstrating new discoveries in public lectures. For a time College Hall at Methodist College, later named Holloway School, was the site for the production of X-rays and their use for diagnosis and treatment by local doctors. |
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