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

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

Author/creator	Gianquitto, Tina
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Athens : University of Georgia Press,
Description	xii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006039279
ISBN	9780820329185 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0820329185 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780820329192 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0820329193 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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