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Europe's Laboratory : Climate and Health in Eighteenth-Century Russia.

De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online

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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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