Arduous and Delicate Task: Princess Dashkova, the Academy of Sciences, and the Taming of Natural Philosophy

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleArduous and Delicate Task: Princess Dashkova, the Academy of Sciences, and the Taming of Natural Philosophy
IDENTIFIERS
PIDvideo:654
Meeting Sequence Number2006_04_008
ASSOCIATED NAMES
American Philosophical Society Annual Meeting (2006)
speakerGordin, Michael D.
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractGordin talks about Princess Dashkova, the first women elected to the APS. The talk focuses on Dashkova's influence on the Northern Enlightenment.
LanguageEnglish (eng)
Subject (local) History of Science
Subject (lcsh) Philosophy, Modern, Russia, 18th century
Subject (lcsh) Dashkova, E. R. (Ekaterina Romanovna), kni?a?gini?a?, 1743-1810
Subject (lcsh) Imperatorskai?a? akademii?a? nauk (Russia)
Subject (local) APS Meeting Videos
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeMovingImage
GenreLecture
Formatvideorecording
Extent00:33:24
Digital Originborn digital
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued2006-04-27
PublisherAmerican Philosophical Society
Placepau
PlacePhiladelphia, PA
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleAmerican Philosophical Society Archives. Series X.
Call NumberAPS.Archives
URLhttp://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml
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