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One. Mathematician and Philosopher: The “Celebrated Mlle Ferrand” (1700–1752)
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Chronology xiii
- Actors in a Supporting Role xvii
- Introduction: A Sextet of Firsts, Variations on a Theme 1
- One. Mathematician and Philosopher: The “Celebrated Mlle Ferrand” (1700–1752) 16
- Two. Astronomer and “Learned Calculator”: Nicole Reine Lepaute (1723–1788) 62
- Three. Botany in the Field and in the Garden: Jeanne Barret (1740–1807) and Madeleine Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780) 107
- Four. Anatomist and Inventor: Marie-Marguerite Biheron and Her Medical Museum (1719–1795) 166
- Five. Chemist and Experimentalist: Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d’Arconville and Her Choice of Anonymity (1720–1805) 212
- Epilogue 260
- Notes 267
- Index 323
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Chronology xiii
- Actors in a Supporting Role xvii
- Introduction: A Sextet of Firsts, Variations on a Theme 1
- One. Mathematician and Philosopher: The “Celebrated Mlle Ferrand” (1700–1752) 16
- Two. Astronomer and “Learned Calculator”: Nicole Reine Lepaute (1723–1788) 62
- Three. Botany in the Field and in the Garden: Jeanne Barret (1740–1807) and Madeleine Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780) 107
- Four. Anatomist and Inventor: Marie-Marguerite Biheron and Her Medical Museum (1719–1795) 166
- Five. Chemist and Experimentalist: Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d’Arconville and Her Choice of Anonymity (1720–1805) 212
- Epilogue 260
- Notes 267
- Index 323
