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Experiencing nature : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution
Title
Experiencing nature : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution / Antonio Barrera-Osorio.
ISBN
0292709811 (cl. : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Physical Description
xi, 211 p. : maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index.
Contents
Searching the land for commodities
A chamber of knowledge: the Casa de la Contrataciòn 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 Contrataciòn
Appendix 2. Instruments
Appendix 3. Spanish scientific books.
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