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BL
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951424
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b705794
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| Main Entry
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Bergland, Renée L.,1963-
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| Title & Author
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Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science : : an astronomer among the American romantics /\ Renée Bergland.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Beacon Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xviii, 300 pages)
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| ISBN
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0807097659
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: 9780807097656
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0807021423
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9780807021422
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index.
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| Contents
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Urania's island -- Nantucket Athena -- The sexes of science -- Miss Mitchell's comet -- "A center of rude eyes and tongues" -- The shoulders of giants -- The yankee Corinnes -- A mentor in Florence -- The war years -- Vassar Female College -- No miserable bluestocking -- "Good woman that she is" -- The undevout astronomer -- Retrograde motion -- Urania's inversion.
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Mitchell, Maria,1818-1889.
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Mitchell, Maria,1818-1889.
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Astronomers-- Massachusetts, Biography.
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Feminism and science-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Women astronomers-- Massachusetts, Biography.
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Astronomers.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Science Technology.
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Feminism and science.
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Intellectual life.
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SCIENCE-- Astronomy.
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Women astronomers.
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Massachusetts, Intellectual life, 19th century.
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Massachusetts.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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520.92B
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| LC Classification
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QB36.M7B47 2008eb
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