a history of women in science from antiquity through the nineteenth century
Alic, Margaret
1986
Traces the lost heritage of women in science from prehistory through the nineteenth century. Includes the Abbess Hildegard of Bingen, Emillie du Chatelet, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Caroline Herschel.
Explores the origins of figures through the ages including numerology, superstitions, everyday measurements, sayings and quotations. Also covers numerical records, oddities and games.
