Science in the Spanish and Portuguese empires, 1500-1800
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Author
Contributions
- Bleichmar, Daniela, 1973- - Contributor
Publication
2009 - Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
106,750 words, Guess
Page Count
427 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesciencespanishpo00blei
- Internet Archivescienceinspanish0000unse
- ISBN-139780804753586
- ISBN-10080475358X
- Goodreads4297329
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008041298
- OCLC Control Number225876108
- Better World Books9780804753586
- Open LibraryOL22552015M
Classifications
- DDC509.03
- LCCQ127.L38 S36 2009
- LCCQ127
Description
"This collection of essays is the first book published in English to provide a thorough survey of the practices of science in the Spanish and Portuguese empires from 1500 to 1800. Authored by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from the United States, Latin America, and Europe, the book consists of fifteen original essays, as well as an Introduction and an Afterword by renowned scholars in the field. The topics discussed include navigation, exploration, cartography, natural sciences, technology, and medicine. This volume is aimed at both specialists and non-specialists, and is presented in an open, accessible style. It will be a major resource for anyone interested in colonial Latin America."--Jacket.
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