UID:
edocfu_9958999167802883
Format:
1 online resource :
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40 halftones
ISBN:
9789048521678
Series Statement:
History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands ; 11
Content:
For almost a hundred years, the Willie Commelin Scholten laboratory was the hub of phytopathology research in the Netherlands, where generations of students learned the principles of plant pathology. In Splendid Isolation reconstructs the history of this unique institution, from its beginnings as a small private laboratory in the late nineteenth century to its final days as a renowned university research center. This unique volume chronicles how the laboratory's scientific reputation spread far beyond the country's borders as it diagnosed and researched thousands of plant diseases.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Prologue --
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1. What did Willie want? --
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2. Phytopathology: a private or a public institute? --
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3. The lady from Roemer Visscherstraat --
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4. 'Out in Baarn' --
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5. Sturm und Drang --
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6. 'Toil and moil' --
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7. Triangular relations --
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8. Charity begins at home --
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Epilogue --
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Acknowledgements --
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Table of terms and abbreviations --
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Bibliography --
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Appendix PhD theses --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048521678
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.1515/9789048521678
