Robert Edwards Holloway [[electronic resource] ] : Newfoundland educator, scientist, photographer, 1874-1904 / / Ruby L. Gough

• Autore: Gough Ruby L (Ruby Louise), <1923->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/2/092
• Soggetto topico: College teachers - Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's; Professeurs (Enseignement supérieur) - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador - St. Johns's
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Robert Edwards Holloway
• ISBN: 1-282-86324-X; 9786612863240; 0-7735-7258-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782187403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II