John William Dawson : faith, hope, and science /

Drawing on Dawson's correspondence and personal papers, Susan Sheets-Pyenson paints an intimate portrait of a pivotal figure in Canada's scientific heritage and a proper Victorian gentleman whose pious Presbyterianism, missionary zeal, and unwavering belief in the light of knowledge drove...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sheets-Pyenson, Susan, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal, Qué. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Dawson, John William, > Sir, > 1820-1899.
Dawson, J. W. > (John William), > Sir, > 1820-1899.
Dawson, John William, > Sir, > 1820-1899
McGill University > Presidents > Biography.
McGill University > Présidents > Biographies
McGill University
Geologists > Canada > Biography.
Educators > Canada > Biography.
College presidents > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Biography.
Scientists > Canada > Biography.
Présidents et recteurs d'université > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Biographies.
Scientifiques > Canada > Biographies.
Géologues > Canada > Biographies.
Éducateurs > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > Geophysics.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Scientists
College presidents
Educators
Geologists
Presidents
Biografie
Geologen.
Québec > Montréal
Canada
Biographies
Biographies.
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