Inventing Canada : early Victorian science and the idea of a transcontinental nation /

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Tapping a wide range of archival and published sources, Suzanne Zeller documents the place of Victorian science in British North American thought and society during the era of Confederation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zeller, Suzanne Elizabeth, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1987.
Colección:Heritage.
Temas:
Science > Canada > History.
Science > Canada > Societies, etc. > History.
Nationalism > Canada > History.
Sciences > Canada > Histoire.
Sciences > Canada > Associations > Histoire.
Nationalisme > Canada > Histoire.
SCIENCE > History.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
Nationalism.
Science.
Science > Societies, etc.
Canada.
Canada > Science, history
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; 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, 1857-1863; 13 Flower and Fruit: The Nation as Variation; CONCLUSION; NOTES; NOTE ON SOURCES; INDEX

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