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Experiencing nature : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution /

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Main Author: Barrera-Osorio, Antonio, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Science > United States > History > To 1830.
Science > Spain > History > To 1830.
Science > Latin America > History > To 1830.
Spain > Colonies > America.
Spain > History.
Latin America > History > To 1830.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.