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UNINA9910451911803321 |
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Autore |
Barrera-Osorio Antonio <1964-> |
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Experiencing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution / / Antonio Barrera-Osorio |
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Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Latin America - History - To 1830 |
Science - Spain - History - To 1830 |
Science - United States - History - To 1830 |
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Latin America History To 1830 |
Spain History |
Spain Colonies America |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Searching the land for commodities -- A chamber of knowledge: the Casa de la ContratacioĢn and its empirical methods -- Communities of experts: artisans and innovation in the New World -- Circuits of information: reports from the New World -- Books of nature: scholars, natural history, and the New World -- Conclusions: the politics of knowledge -- Appendix 1. Pilots and cosmographers at the Casa de la ContratacioĢn -- Appendix 2. Instruments -- Appendix 3. Spanish scientific books. |
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