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Europe's Laboratory : Climate and Health in Eighteenth-Century Russia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Romaniello, Matthew P.
- Series:
- NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Demonstrating that eighteenth-century Russia was a dynamic empire that mastered skills to support settler colonialism unknown outside of Eurasia, Romaniello shows how through dialogue with Western physicians and exploration of Siberia and its peoples, medical scientists in Russia made significant contributions to international medicine and overturned a false perception of a backward Russia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Experiencing Climate, Observing People
- Training Physicians, Exchanging Information
- Describing Kamchatka, Documenting Scurvy
- Improving Health, Inoculating Smallpox
- Surviving Plague, Mixing Races
- Analyzing Catarrh, Overcoming Climate.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5017-8394-7
- 9781501783937
- OCLC:
- 1528509027
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