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In an era when science was perceived as a male domain, Mary Somerville (1780-1872) became both the leading woman scientist of her day and an integral part of the British scientific community. She achieved this status through careful management of her gender identity and by creating rich, readable, and authoritative accounts of science that were rhetorically compelling, aesthetically satisfying, and valuable to the scientific community in the UK and abroad. This biography offers detailed analysis of the underlying patterns, themes, and rhetorical strategies of her major works and argues that Somerville employed a transcendent feminine style that retained the advantages but transcended the limitations usually associated with women's ways of knowing. The book advocates a new narrative for women's participation in science and demonstrates the many ways that gender relates to science and science functions in culture.

ISBN-13

9780521626729

ISBN-10

0521626722

Weight

0.93 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.70 x 9.00 In

List Price

$39.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

280 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2001-10-22



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