Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology (2007)
Sleigh, Charlotte (Author)
Johns Hopkins University Press
Physical Details: vii + 302 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description On metaphors in science and the representations of ants within the field of entomology from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries.
Review Milam, Erika Lorraine (2007) Review of "Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 770).
Review Buhs, Joshua Blu (2007) Review of "Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 855).
Review Knowles, Barbara (2007) Review of "Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (p. 101).
Review Burkhardt, Richard W. (2008) Review of "Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 447).
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