Open AccessThe female figure in 19th century scientific correspondence
Author(s) -
Franca Mangianti De Angelis,
L. Buffoni,
Cesare Mangianti
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2037-416X
pISSN - 1593-5213
DOI - 10.4401/ag-4628
Subject(s) - certainty , character (mathematics) , late 19th century , psychology , history , epistemology , period (music) , aesthetics , philosophy , mathematics , geometry
The scientific correspondence are in the archives of astronomic and meteorological observatories and in many
scientific institutes is very useful to know the character of the people involved, to understand the development
of their research, doubts and certainty during their careers. This correspondence sometimes contains intimate
family detils which enhance our knowledge of these people.