Description |
1 online resource (xii, 290 p.) |
Contents |
Scandinavia : Baltic diatoms, snow-line plants, insects of the oatfields -- Ireland : mosses, mollusks, and migrating boulders -- France : of physics, farms, and physicians -- Belgium and the Netherlands : from Ardennes mosses to East Indies algae -- Germany : Bavarian lakes, Brazilian forests, a kitchen in Braunschweig -- Austria-Hungary : mainly medicine -- Switzerland : physicians, botanists, and a chemist -- Italy : shells of Calabria, mosses of the hills of Rome, fishes of the alpine lakes -- International comparisons and conclusions -- Appendix. American women ; British women -- Bibliography of papers by West European women (excluding the British) in scientific periodicals, 1800-1900 |
Summary |
A fascinating analysis of the work of notable women by national group, giving thorough data comparing the contributions of women in choice fields. Among the women presented are more than a few colorful personalities representative of the entire social scale, from a royal princess to the daughter of a Paris slum shopkeeper. Researchers in the field of women's history and science history will find this indexed volume a valuable resource |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-285) and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
Subject |
Women in science -- Europe, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Women scientists -- Europe, Western -- Biography
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Science -- history
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Women, Working -- history
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Women in science
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Women scientists
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Naturwissenschaftlerin
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Vrouwen.
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Natuurwetenschappen.
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SUBJECT |
Europe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631
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Europe |
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Europe
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Western Europe
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Westeuropa
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Creese, Thomas M
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LC no. |
2020740612 |
ISBN |
9781461605812 |
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1461605814 |
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