Experiencing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution / / Antonio Barrera-Osorio |
Autore | Barrera-Osorio Antonio <1964-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Latin America - History - To 1830
Science - Spain - History - To 1830 Science - United States - History - To 1830 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-79594-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Searching the land for commodities -- A chamber of knowledge: the Casa de la Contratación 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 Contratación -- Appendix 2. Instruments -- Appendix 3. Spanish scientific books. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451911803321 |
Barrera-Osorio Antonio <1964-> | ||
Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Experiencing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution / / Antonio Barrera-Osorio |
Autore | Barrera-Osorio Antonio <1964-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
Disciplina | 509.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Latin America - History - To 1830
Science - Spain - History - To 1830 Science - United States - History - To 1830 |
ISBN | 0-292-79594-7 |
Classificazione | NN 1710 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Searching the land for commodities -- A chamber of knowledge: the Casa de la Contratación 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 Contratación -- Appendix 2. Instruments -- Appendix 3. Spanish scientific books. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777518603321 |
Barrera-Osorio Antonio <1964-> | ||
Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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