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"Good observers of nature" American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 /

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Gianquitto, Tina
Autor Corporativo:	ebrary, Inc
Formato:	Recurso Electrónico livro electrónico
Idioma:	inglês
Publicado em:	Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007.
Assuntos:	Women naturalists > United States > History > 19th century. Women botanists > United States > History > 19th century. Natural history > United States > History > 19th century. Nature in literature > United States > History > 19th century. Botany in literature > United States > History > 19th century. Electronic books.
Acesso em linha:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sumário:

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.