Forces of Nature : The Women Who Changed Science
Anna Reser;Leila McNeill;Anna Reser;Leila McNeill
From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of scie...
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Forces of Nature : The Women Who Changed Science
2021
From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women's discoveries in science. In the ancient and medieval world, women served as royal physicians and nurses, taught mathematics, studied the stars, and practiced midwifery. As natural philosophers, physicists, anatomists, and botanists, they were central to the great intellectual flourishing of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. More recently women have been crucially involved in the Manhattan Project, pioneering space missions and much more. Despite their record of illustrious achievements, even today very few women win Nobel Prizes in science. In this thoroughly researched, authoritative work, you will discover how women have navigated a male-dominated scientific culture – showing themselves to be pioneers and trailblazers, often without any recognition at all. Included in the book are the stories of: Hypatia of Alexandria, one of the earliest recorded female mathematiciansMaria Cunitz who corrected errors in Kepler's workEmmy Noether who discovered fundamental laws of physicsVera Rubin one of the most influential astronomers of the twentieth centuryJocelyn Bell Burnell who helped discover pulsars
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Women scientists--Biography - Scientists--Biography - Women in scienceContent provider:
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Discursos, mujeres y artes. ¿Construyendo o derribando fronteras?.
Grana, Romina;Grana, Romina
Este libro nace de un llamado que convoca, que reúne e interpela. Un llamado surgido d...
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Discursos, mujeres y artes. ¿Construyendo o derribando fronteras?.
2021
Este libro nace de un llamado que convoca, que reúne e interpela. Un llamado surgido del deseo de poner en diálogo espacios de saber al interior de los cuales se tienden puentes para la interpretación de los fenómenos sociales. De allí su importancia y vitalidad.Los textos aquí reunidos habilitan miradas retrospectivas y prospectivas sobre temas convocantes desde muchos puntos de vista; así, discursos, mujeres y artes son los grandes tópicos que organizan este volumen. Sin embargo, y muy sutilmente, se inmiscuyen otros temas que guardan alguna relación con aquellos tales como la violencia entre pares, el rol de las mujeres profesionales o cabeza de familia en la actualidad, los análisis literarios sobre frontera o exilio y la función de los medios en un mundo globalizado. Éstas y otras cuestiones se cruzan en los artículos que funcionan como sede de profundas reflexiones.
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Women--Social life and customs - Women--Conduct of life - Women in literatureContent provider:
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Friedrich Rosen : Orientalist Scholarship and International Politics
Amir Theilhaber;Amir Theilhaber
The German lacuna in Edward Said's'Orientalism'has produced varied studies of German c...
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Friedrich Rosen : Orientalist Scholarship and International Politics
2020
The German lacuna in Edward Said's 'Orientalism'has produced varied studies of German cultural and academic Orientalisms. So far the domains of German politics and scholarship have not been conflated to probe the central power/knowledge nexus of Said's argument. Seeking to fill this gap, the diplomatic career and scholarly-literary productions of the centrally placed Friedrich Rosen serve as a focal point to investigate how politics influenced knowledge generated about the “Orient” and charts the roles knowledge played in political decision-making regarding extra-European regions. This is pursued through analyses of Germans in British imperialist contexts, cultures of lowly diplomatic encounters in Middle Eastern cities, Persian poetry in translation, prestigious Orientalist congresses in northern climes, leveraging knowledge in high-stakes diplomatic encounters, and the making of Germany's Islam policy up to the Great War. Politics drew on bodies of knowledge and could promote or hinder scholarship. Yet, scholars never systemically followed empire in its tracks but sought their own paths to cognition. On their own terms or influenced by “Oriental” savants they aligned with politics or challenged claims to conquest and rule.
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Orientalism--GermanyContent provider:
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Rachel Carson and Her Sisters : Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment
Robert K Musil;Robert K Musil
Choice Outstanding Academic Title “In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Musil fills the g...
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Rachel Carson and Her Sisters : Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment
2014
Choice Outstanding Academic Title “In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Musil fills the gap by placing Carson's achievements in a wider context, weaving connections from the past through the present. Readers will find new insight into Carson and contemporary figures she influenced...who have historically received less attention. Musil's respect and enthusiasm for these women is evident throughout the book, making it a deeply engaging and enjoyable read. A valuable addition to scholarship on Rachel Carson, female environmentalists, and the American environmental movement in general. Highly recommended. All academic and general readers.” —Choice “This is a long overdue book, giving great credit to the long line of women who have done so much to shape our culture's view of the world around us and of our prospects in it. We desperately need that culture to heed their words!” —Bill McKibben, author Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist “A vibrant, engaging account of the women who preceded and followed Rachel Carson's efforts to promote environmental and human health. In exquisite detail, Musil narrates the brilliant careers and efforts of pioneering women from the 1850s onward to preserve nature and maintain a healthy environment. Anyone interested in women naturalists, activists, and feminist environmental history will welcome this compelling, beautifully-written book.” —Carolyn Merchant, author of The Death of Nature and professor of environmental history , philosophy , and ethics, University of California, Berkeley. “Bob Musil brilliantly documents the rich trajectory of women's intellectual and political influence, not just on environmentalism but on public policy and activism. Musil offers fascinating details of Rachel Carson's struggles to be taken seriously as a scientist and unearths the stories of the women—unsung heroes all—who influenced her. A must read for anyone interested in American history , science and environmental politics.” —Heather White, Executive Director, the Environmental Working Group “Musil uses the life and writings of Rachel Carson as an exemplar of women's participation in the American environmental movement. He places Carson's achievements in contexts by illuminating...the lives of trailblazing female scientists who inspired her and for whom she, in turn, paved the way. Extremely well-researched.” —Foreword Reviews
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Environmentalism--United States - Women environmentalists--United States - Women environmentalists--United States--Biography - Women and the environment--United States - Women naturalists--United StatesContent provider:
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Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature
Emer O'Sullivan;Emer O'Sullivan
Children's literature comes from a number of different sources-folklore (folk- and fai...
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Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature
2010; Vol. 00046
Children's literature comes from a number of different sources-folklore (folk- and fairy tales), books originally for adults and subsequently adapted for children, and material authored specifically for them-and its audience ranges from infants through middle graders to young adults (readers from about 12 to 18 years old). Its forms include picturebooks, pop-up books, anthologies, novels, merchandising tie-ins, novelizations, and multimedia texts, and its genres include adventure stories, drama, science fiction, poetry, and information books. The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, books, and genres. Some of the most legendary names in all of literature are covered in this important reference, including Hans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, C.S . Lewis, Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and E.B. White.
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Children's literature--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries - Children's literature--History and criticism--DictionariesContent provider:
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and “Fiona Macleod” : Volume 1: 1855–1894
William F. Halloran;William F. Halloran
William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of h...
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and “Fiona Macleod” : Volume 1: 1855–1894
2018; Vol. 01855
William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade'Fiona Macleod'duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman. Sharp wrote'I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out'. This three-volume collection brings together Sharp's own correspondence – a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith – and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp's intriguing'second self'. With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.
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Dictionary of American History
Kutler, Stanley I.;Kutler, Stanley I.
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sour...
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Dictionary of American History
2003
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S . history from pre-colonial times to the present day.
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Benjamin Griffin;Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Be...
The surprising final chapter of a great American life.When the first volume of Mark Tw...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
2013; Vol. 00002
The surprising final chapter of a great American life.When the first volume of Mark Twain's uncensored Autobiography was published in 2010, it was hailed as an essential addition to the shelf of his works and a crucial document for our understanding of the great humorist's life and times. This third and final volume crowns and completes his life's work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads.Created from March 1907 to December 1909, these dictations present Mark Twain at the end of his life: receiving an honorary degree from Oxford University; railing against Theodore Roosevelt; founding numerous clubs; incredulous at an exhibition of the Holy Grail; credulous about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays; relaxing in Bermuda; observing (and investing in) new technologies. The Autobiography's 'Closing Words'movingly commemorate his daughter Jean, who died on Christmas Eve 1909. Also included in this volume is the previously unpublished'Ashcroft-Lyon Manuscript,'Mark Twain's caustic indictment of his'putrescent pair'of secretaries and the havoc that erupted in his house during their residency.Fitfully published in fragments at intervals throughout the twentieth century, Autobiography of Mark Twain has now been critically reconstructed and made available as it was intended to be read. Fully annotated by the editors of the Mark Twain Project, the complete Autobiography emerges as a landmark publication in American literature.Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet Elinor SmithAssociate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Amanda Gagel, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Diane Myrick, Christopher M. Ohge
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Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
Alwyn Scott;Alwyn Scott
In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the cor...
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Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
2005
In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.
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Nonlinear theories--EncyclopediasContent provider:
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Benjamin Griffin;Harriet E. Smith;Victor Fischer;Michael Barry F...
Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the fir...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
2010
Mark Twain's complete, uncensored Autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of the author's death, as he requested. Published to rave reviews, the Autobiography was hailed as the capstone of Twain's career. It captures his authentic and unsuppressed voice, speaking clearly from the grave and brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions. The eagerly-awaited Volume 2 delves deeper into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, his preoccupation with money, and his contempt for the politics and politicians of his day. Affectionate and scathing by turns, his intractable curiosity and candor are everywhere on view. Editors: Benjamin Griffin and Harriet E. SmithAssociate Editors: Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz and Leslie Diane Myrick
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain;Harriet E. Smith;Benjamin Griffin;Victor Fischer;Michael Barry F...
'I've struck it!'Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend.'And I will give it awa...
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 : The Complete and Authoritative Edition
2010
'I've struck it!'Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend.'And I will give it away—to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography.'Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his'Final (and Right) Plan'for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion—to'talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment'—meant that his thoughts could range freely. The strict instruction that many of these texts remain unpublished for 100 years meant that when they came out, he would be'dead, and unaware, and indifferent,'and that he was therefore free to speak his'whole frank mind.'The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone and in honor of the cherished tradition of publishing Mark Twain's works, UC Press is proud to offer for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety and exactly as he left it. This major literary event brings to readers, admirers, and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended. Editors: Harriet E. Smith, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Myrick
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A History of the Indians of the United States
Angie Debo;Angie Debo
In 1906 when the Creek Indian Chitto Harjo was protesting the United States government...
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A History of the Indians of the United States
1970; Vol. 00106
In 1906 when the Creek Indian Chitto Harjo was protesting the United States government's liquidation of his tribe's lands, he began his argument with an account of Indian history from the time of Columbus,'for, of course, a thing has to have a root before it can grow.'Yet even today most intelligent non-Indian Americans have little knowledge of Indian history and affairs those lessons have not taken root. This book is an in-depth historical survey of the Indians of the United States, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska, which isolates and analyzes the problems which have beset these people since their first contacts with Europeans. Only in the light of this knowledge, the author points out, can an intelligent Indian policy be formulated. In the book are described the first meetings of Indians with explorers, the dispossession of the Indians by colonial expansion, their involvement in imperial rivalries, their beginning relations with the new American republic, and the ensuing century of war and encroachment. The most recent aspects of government Indian policy are also detailed the good and bad administrative practices and measures to which the Indians have been subjected and their present situation. Miss Debo's style is objective, and throughout the book the distinct social environment of the Indians is emphasized—an environment that is foreign to the experience of most white men. Through ignorance of that culture and life style the results of non-Indian policy toward Indians have been centuries of blundering and tragedy. In response to Indian history , an enlightened policy must be formulated: protection of Indian land, vocational and educational training, voluntary relocation, encouragement of tribal organization, recognition of Indians'social groupings, and reliance on Indians'abilities to direct their own lives. The result of this new policy would be a chance for Indians to live now, whether on their own land or as adjusted members of white society. Indian history is usually highly specialized and is never recorded in books of general history . This book unifies the many specialized volumes which have been written about their history and culture. It has been written not only for persons who work with Indians or for students of Indian culture, but for all Americans of good will.
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Indians of North America--HistoryContent provider:
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The Reader's Companion to American History
Foner, Eric;Garraty, John Arthur;Society of American Historians;Foner, Eric...
The Columbia History of American Poetry
Parini, Jay;Millier, Brett Candlish;Parini, Jay;Millier, Brett Candlish
The Columbia History of American Poetry
1993
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American poetry--History and criticismContent provider:
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The Last Titan : A Life of Theodore Dreiser
Jerome Loving;Jerome Loving
When Theodore Dreiser first published Sister Carrie in 1900 it was suppressed for its ...
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The Last Titan : A Life of Theodore Dreiser
2005
When Theodore Dreiser first published Sister Carrie in 1900 it was suppressed for its seamy plot, colloquial language, and immorality—for, as one reviewer put it, its depiction of'the godless side of American life.'It was a side of life experienced firsthand by Dreiser, whose own circumstances often paralleled those of his characters in the turbulent, turn-of-the-century era of immigrants, black lynchings, ruthless industrialists, violent labor movements, and the New Woman. This masterful critical biography, the first on Dreiser in more than half a century, is the only study to fully weave Dreiser's literary achievement into the context of his life. Jerome Loving gives us a Dreiser for a new generation in a brilliant evocation of a writer who boldly swept away Victorian timidity to open the twentieth century in American literature. Dreiser was a controversial figure in his time, not only because of his literary efforts, which included publication of the brutal and heartbreaking An American Tragedy in 1925, but also because of his personal life, which featured numerous sexual liaisons, included membership in the communist party, merited a 180-page FBI file, and ended in Hollywood. The Last Titan paints a full portrait of the mature Dreiser between the two world wars—through the roaring twenties, the stock market crash, and the Depression—and describes his contact with important figures from Emma Goldman and H.L. Mencken to two presidents Roosevelt. Tracing Dreiser's literary roots in Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and especially Whitman, Loving has written what will surely become the standard biography of one of America's best novelists.
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Novelists, American--20th century--Biography - Journalists--United States--BiographyContent provider:
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The Newbery Companion : Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books
Gillespie, John Thomas;Naden, Corinne J.;Gillespie, John Thomas;Naden, Cori...
'A brief introduction of John Newbery and his publishing record plus a history of the ...
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The Newbery Companion : Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books
1996
'A brief introduction of John Newbery and his publishing record plus a history of the award and a description of how the winners are chosen'precedes a chronological arrangement of the awards from 1922 to 1996, with information on the author, plot summary, themes and subjects, incidents for booktalking, related titles, etc.
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Newbery Medal--Bibliography - Children's literature, American--BibliographyContent provider:
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EGU General Assembly 2015.
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Geophysical Research Abstracts. 2015, Vol. 17, p1-14302. 14302p.
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PULPIT ELOQUENCE: A LIST OF DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH.
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Speech Monographs. 1955 Special Issue, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p5. 155p.
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Speech Monographs. 1955 Special Issue, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p5. 155p.
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Lists doctrinal and historical studies on pulpit eloquence in English published in the...
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PULPIT ELOQUENCE: A LIST OF DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH.
Speech Monographs. 1955 Special Issue, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p5. 155p.
Lists doctrinal and historical studies on pulpit eloquence in English published in the September 1955 issue of the journal 'Speech Monographs.'
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Eloquence - Oratory - English language - SpeechContent provider:
Communication & Mass Media Complete
G. Chronological Classification.
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2006 Supplement, Issue 97, p51-172, 122p
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2006 Supplement, Issue 97, p51-172, 122p
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A list of chronological articles related to the history of science and its cultural in...
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society; Dec2006 Supplement, Issue 97, p51-172, 122p
A list of chronological articles related to the history of science and its cultural influence is presented including "Renal and Rectal Disease Texts," by Markham J. Geller and "On the Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples," by Juan Antonio Belmonte and Mosalam Shaltout.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY - SCIENCE & civilization - HISTORYContent provider:
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Full Text from JSTOR
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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Swiss American Historical Society Review; Nov2013, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p17-92, 76p
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Swiss American Historical Society Review; Nov2013, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p17-92, 76p
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A bibliography of the Donald G. Tritt Swiss Library, a collection of books, records, p...
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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Swiss American Historical Society Review; Nov2013, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p17-92, 76p
A bibliography of the Donald G. Tritt Swiss Library, a collection of books, records, pictures, and other historical artifacts related to Switzerland and Swiss Americans, is presented, which includes the books "Pearls of Switzerland" by Evelyn Baetas, "Curly Horned Cow: Anthology of Swiss-Romansh Literature" edited by Reto Bezzola, and "The Charm of Switzerland: An Anthology" by Norman G. Brett-James.
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SWITZERLAND - SWISS AmericansContent provider:
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Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers.
Reilly, John M.
Geophysical Research Abstracts.
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Geophysical Research Abstracts; 2010, Vol. 12, p1-14649, 14649p
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Geophysical Research Abstracts; 2010, Vol. 12, p1-14649, 14649p
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Contemporary Architects.
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Contemporary Architects (9781349041862); 1980, p1-922, 922p
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Emanuel, Muriel
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