Gianquitto, Tina.
"Good observers of nature" American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 / [electronic resource] : Tina Gianquitto. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007. - xii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women naturalists--History--United States--19th century.
Women botanists--History--United States--19th century.
Natural history--History--United States--19th century.
Nature in literature--History--United States--19th century.
Botany in literature--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
QH26 / .G53 2007eb
508.092/273
"Good observers of nature" American women and the scientific study of the natural world, 1820-1885 / [electronic resource] : Tina Gianquitto. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007. - xii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women naturalists--History--United States--19th century.
Women botanists--History--United States--19th century.
Natural history--History--United States--19th century.
Nature in literature--History--United States--19th century.
Botany in literature--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
QH26 / .G53 2007eb
508.092/273