Women, Travel, and Science in Nineteenth-Century Americas: The Politics of Observation

by Nina Gerassi-Navarro

Book Overview

1 Travels and Observation: An Introduction.- 2 Humboldt's Cosmography.- 3 Fanny Calder?n de la Barca: The Power and Privilege of Observation.- 4 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: the Art of Scientific Observation.- 5 Conclusions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319870955
• ISBN13: 9783319870953
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"