| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 356 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits, map |
| Series |
Carleton library series ; 214 |
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Carleton library ; 214.
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| Contents |
CONTENTS -- INVENTING CANADA REDUX -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I: Geology -- 1 Exposing the Strata -- 2 Montreal Masonry -- 3 Logan's Geological Inventory: 'Construction and Extension, ' 1842-1850 -- 4 'Grandeur and Historical Renown, ' 1851-1856 -- 5 'Permanence, ' 1857-1869 -- Part II: Terrestrial Magnetism and Meteorology -- 6 The Spirit of the Method -- 7 Mutual Attractions, 1845-1850 -- 8 Science as a Cultural Adhesive, 1850-1853 -- 9 Encompassing the North -- Part III: Botany -- 10 Adventitious Roots -- 11 The Metamorphosed Leaf |
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12 Fragile Stems, 1857-186313 Flower and Fruit: The Nation as Variation -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- NOTE ON SOURCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-340) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Science -- Canada -- History
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Science -- Canada -- Societies, etc. -- History
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Nationalism -- Canada -- History
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SCIENCE -- History.
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
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Nationalism
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Science
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Science -- Societies, etc.
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009517842 |
| ISBN |
9780773576377 |
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0773576371 |
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1282866826 |
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9781282866829 |
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9786612866821 |
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6612866829 |
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