Inventing Canada [[electronic resource] ] : early Victorian science and the idea of a transcontinental nation / / Suzanne Zeller

• Autore: Zeller Suzanne Elizabeth <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: xxi, 356 p. : ill., ports., map
• Disciplina: 509.71
• Soggetto topico: Science - Canada - History; Science - Canada - Societies, etc - History; Nationalism - Canada - History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Inventing Canada Redux -- Preface -- Introduction -- Geology -- Exposing the Strata -- Montreal Masonry -- Logan’s Geological Inventory: ’Construction and Extension,’ 1842-1850 -- ’Grandeur and Historical Renown,’ 1851-1856 -- ’Permanence,’ 1857-1869 -- Terrestrial Magnetism and Meteorology -- The Spirit of the Method -- Mutual Attractions, 1845-1850 -- Science as a Cultural Adhesive, 1850-1853 -- Encompassing the North -- Botany -- Adventitious Roots -- The Metamorphosed Leaf -- Fragile Stems, 1857-1863 -- Flower and Fruit: The Nation as Variation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Note on Sources -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents the history of science, land, and nation in Victorian Canada. This book highlights the formation of a Canadian community of scientists, politicians, educators, journalists, businessmen, and others who promoted public support of scientific activities and institutions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inventing Canada
• ISBN: 1-282-86682-6; 9786612866821; 0-7735-7637-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789837303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Carleton library series ; ; 214.