02651nam 2200649 a 450 991080771130332120240410193144.01-282-55295-397866125529530-8203-3655-6(CKB)2550000000010300(OCoLC)609681224(CaPaEBR)ebrary10375918(SSID)ssj0000418846(PQKBManifestationID)11301690(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418846(PQKBWorkID)10377185(PQKB)11598678(MdBmJHUP)muse14650(Au-PeEL)EBL3038845(CaPaEBR)ebr10375918(CaONFJC)MIL255295(MiAaPQ)EBC3038845(EXLCZ)99255000000001030020061129d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccr"Good observers of nature"[electronic resource] American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 /Tina Gianquitto1st ed.Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Pressc20071 online resource (231 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8203-2918-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.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.Women naturalistsUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWomen botanistsUnited StatesHistory19th centuryNatural historyUnited StatesHistory19th centuryNature in literatureUnited StatesHistory19th centuryBotany in literatureUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWomen naturalistsHistoryWomen botanistsHistoryNatural historyHistoryNature in literatureHistoryBotany in literatureHistory508.092/273Gianquitto Tina1647929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807711303321"Good observers of nature"3995765UNINA