J. A. (John Augustine) ZahmVerified
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J. A. (John Augustine) Zahm (1851–1921) has 2 books in the BigBookHub catalogue: Woman in Science: With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's… and Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena.
Books by J. A. (John Augustine) Zahm
Non-Fiction
Woman in Science: With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind
A 1913 book on women's contributions to science from ancient Greece to modern times, published under a pen name. It argues that women lacked opportunity rather than ability, and profiles figures such as Hypatia, Caroline Herschel and Marie Curie.
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Non-Fiction
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena
A travel narrative about a journey through Venezuela and Colombia, up the Orinoco River and down the Magdalena River. It opens with the author wanting to leave a New York winter and follow the paths of the early Spanish explorers.
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