Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity to the Late Nineteenth CenturyWomen's Press, 1986 - 230 עמודים 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. |
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Contents | 12 |
Women and Science in the Ancient World | 20 |
From the Alexandrians to the Arabs | 35 |
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Academy Ada Lovelace Agnesi Agnodice alchemists alchemy Alexandria analytical engine ancient Anne Conway astronomer Babbage became began Bologna botanical Caroline Herschel Charles Babbage chemistry Cited comet daughter Descartes discoveries disease doctors Duchess early earth edition Elizabeth Emilie du Châtelet English famous female feminist French German goddess Greek Helmont Hildegard historians history of science husband Hypatia ibid important included intellectual interest Jane Marcet Kovalevsky laboratory later Latin Lavoisier learned lectures Leibniz letters London male manuscript Marcet Margaret Margaret Cavendish Maria Maria Agnesi married Mary Somerville mathematician mathematics mediaeval medicine memoir midwives natural philosophy naturalist never Newton Newtonian nineteenth century observations observatory obstetrics Paris physician physics plants published Pythagorean quoted Roman Royal scholars scientific lady scientific revolution sister Society Sonya Sóphia Sophie Germain stars telescope theory translated treatise Trotula universe Voltaire William woman women scientists writings wrote