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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782372503321

Autore

Bergland Renée L. <1963->

Titolo

Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science [[electronic resource] ] : an astronomer among the American romantics / / Renée Bergland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Beacon Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8070-9765-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Disciplina

520.92

B

Soggetti

Women astronomers - Massachusetts

Astronomers - Massachusetts

Feminism and science - United States - History - 19th century

Massachusetts Intellectual life 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Urania's island -- Nantucket Athena -- The sexes of science -- Miss Mitchell's comet -- "A center of rude eyes and tongues" -- The shoulders of giants -- The yankee Corinnes -- A mentor in Florence -- The war years -- Vassar Female College -- No miserable bluestocking -- "Good woman that she is" -- The undevout astronomer -- Retrograde motion -- Urania's inversion.