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Inventing Canada : early Victorian science and the idea of a transcontinental nation /
Presents the history of science, land, and nation in Victorian Canada. This book highlights the formation of a Canadian community of scientists, politicians, educators, journalists, businessmen, and others who promoted public support of scientific activities and institutions.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Carleton library ;
214. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS
- INVENTING CANADA REDUX
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I: Geology
- 1 Exposing the Strata
- 2 Montreal Masonry
- 3 Logan's Geological Inventory: 'Construction and Extension, ' 1842-1850
- 4 'Grandeur and Historical Renown, ' 1851-1856
- 5 'Permanence, ' 1857-1869
- Part II: Terrestrial Magnetism and Meteorology
- 6 The Spirit of the Method
- 7 Mutual Attractions, 1845-1850
- 8 Science as a Cultural Adhesive, 1850-1853
- 9 Encompassing the North
- Part III: Botany
- 10 Adventitious Roots
- 11 The Metamorphosed Leaf
- 12 Fragile Stems, 1857-186313 Flower and Fruit: The Nation as Variation
- CONCLUSION
- NOTES
- NOTE ON SOURCES
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z