Hypatia's heritage : a history of women in science from antiquity to the late nineteenth century / Margaret Alic.
By: Alic, Margaret
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BookPublisher: London : Women's Press, 1986Description: ix, 230 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0704339544 .Subject(s): Women scientists -- BiographyDDC classification: 509
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 509 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00058836 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work reaffirms women's substantial contributions to scientific knowledge throughout the ages, revisiting names such as Hypatia of Alexandra, astrologer and philosopher Hildegaard of Bingen, Lady Mary Montegu - who developed inoculation against smallpox, the chemist Marie Levoissier, Caroline Hershel - a renowned astrologer, Ada Lovelace - whose work contributed to the beginnings of computer science, Mary Somerville the queen of 19th-century science and, of course, Marie Curie. In doing so she both reinforces women's contributions to history and outlines the precedents for women making great strides in contemporary science.
Includes bibliographical references and index.