Inventing Canada Early Victorian Science and the Idea of a Transcontinental Nation 1st Edition by Suzanne Zeller ISBN 0773535616 978-0773535619

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ISBN 10: 0773535616 

ISBN 13: 978-0773535619

Author: Suzanne Zeller

 Zeller argues that the middle decades of the 19th century that saw the British North American colonies attempting to establish a transcontinental nation also witnessed the rise of an analytical tradition in science that challenged older conceptions of humanity’s relationship with nature and the land.

Table of contents:

 Inventing Canada Redux
Preface[Illustrations]Introduction
Part I: Geology
Exposing the Strata
Montreal Masonry
Logan’s Geological Inventory: ‘Construction and Extension,’ 1842–1850
‘Grandeur and Historical Renown,’ 1851–1856
‘Permanence,’ 1857–1869
Part II: Terrestrial Magnetism and Meteorology
The Spirit of the Method
Mutual Attractions, 1845–1850
Science as a Cultural Adhesive, 1850–1853
Encompassing the North
Part III: Botany
Adventitious Roots
The Metamorphosed Leaf
Fragile Stems, 1857–1863
Flower and Fruit: The Nation as Variation
Conclusion
Conclusion
Supplementary Sections
Notes
Note on Sources
Index

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