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Bergland Renée L. <1963-> |
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Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science [[electronic resource] ] : an astronomer among the American romantics / / Renée Bergland |
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Boston, : Beacon Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Women astronomers - Massachusetts |
Astronomers - Massachusetts |
Feminism and science - United States - History - 19th century |
Massachusetts Intellectual life 19th century |
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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. 265-283) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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