Minerva's French sisters : women of science in enlightenment France /

"A fascinating collective biography of six female scientists in eighteenth-century France, whose stories were largely written out of history. This book presents the stories of six intrepid Frenchwomen of science in the Enlightenment whose accomplishments-though celebrated in their lifetimes--ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gelbart, Nina Rattner (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Ferrand, Elisabeth, > 1700-1752
Lepaute, Nicole-Reine, > 1723-1788
Baret, Jeanne, > 1740-1807.
Basseporte, Madeleine Françoise, > 1701-1780.
Biheron, Marie-Marguerite, > 1719-1795
Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus, > 1720-1805.
1700-1799
Women scientists > France > History > 18th century.
Women scientists > France > Biography.
Women in science > France > History > 18th century.
Femmes dans les sciences > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SCIENCE / History.
Women in science
Women scientists
France
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Actors in a Supporting Role
  • Introduction: A Sextet of Firsts, Variations on a Theme
  • Interlude: Letter to Elisabeth, Reine, Jeanne, Madeleine Françoise, Marie-Marguerite, and Geneviève
  • Mathematician and Philosopher : The "Celebrated Mlle Ferrand" (1700-1752)
  • Interlude: Letter to Elisabeth
  • Astronomer and "Learned Calculator" : Nicole Reine Lepaute (1723-1788)
  • Interlude: Letter to Reine
  • Botany in the Field and in the Garden : Jeanne Barret (1740-1807) and Madeleine Françoise Basseporte (1701-1780)
  • Interlude: Letters to Jeanne and Madeleine Françoise
  • Anatomist and Inventor : Marie-Marguerite Biheron and Her Medical Museum (1719-1795)
  • Interlude: Letter to Marie-Marguerite
  • Chemist and Experimentalist : Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville and Her Choice of Anonymity (1720-1805)
  • Interlude: Letter to Geneviève
  • Epilogue.

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