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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South-Carolina
Author: Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South-Carolina
Author: Elliott Society of Natural HistoryPublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South-Carolina
Author: Elliott society of natural history, Charleston, S.C.Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South Carolina
Author: Elliott Society of Natural History (Charleston, SC)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South-Carolina
Author: Elliott Society of Natural History, Charleston, S.C.Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Science, Race, and Religion in the American South
Author: Lester D. StephensPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807861197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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In the decades before the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina, enjoyed recognition as the center of scientific activity in the South. By 1850, only three other cities in the United States--Philadelphia, Boston, and New York--exceeded Charleston in natural history studies, and the city boasted an excellent museum of natural history. Examining the scientific activities and contributions of John Bachman, Edmund Ravenel, John Edwards Holbrook, Lewis R. Gibbes, Francis S. Holmes, and John McCrady, Lester Stephens uncovers the important achievements of Charleston's circle of naturalists in a region that has conventionally been dismissed as largely devoid of scientific interests. Stephens devotes particular attention to the special problems faced by the Charleston naturalists and to the ways in which their religious and racial beliefs interacted with and shaped their scientific pursuits. In the end, he shows, cultural commitments proved stronger than scientific principles. When the South seceded from the Union in 1861, the members of the Charleston circle placed regional patriotism above science and union and supported the Confederate cause. The ensuing war had a devastating impact on the Charleston naturalists--and on science in the South. The Charleston circle never fully recovered from the blow, and a century would elapse before the South took an equal role in the pursuit of mainstream scientific research.
Natural History Investigations in South Carolina
Author: Albert E. SandersPublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570032783
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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The story of South Carolina's natural history investigations, especially in zoology and botany. It describes the state's diverse flora and fauna; the impact of social, political and economic events on natural history; and the role Charleston played in the state's scientific heritage.
Catalogue of Publications of Societies and of Periodical Works
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
Author: Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History
Author: Boston Society of Natural HistoryPublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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