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Experiencing nature : the Spanish American empire and the early scientific revolution /
"In this book, Antonio Barrera-Osorio investigates how Spain's need for accurate information about its American colonies gave rise to empirical scientific practices and their institutionalization, which, he asserts, was Spain's chief contribution to the early scientific revolution
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Austin, TX :
University of Texas Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "In this book, Antonio Barrera-Osorio investigates how Spain's need for accurate information about its American colonies gave rise to empirical scientific practices and their institutionalization, which, he asserts, was Spain's chief contribution to the early scientific revolution He also conclusively links empiricism to empire-building as he focuses on five areas of Spanish activity in America: the search for commodities in, and the ecological transformation of, the New World; the institutionalization of navigational and information-gathering practices at the Spanish Casa de la Contratacion (House of Trade); the development of instruments and technologies for exploiting the natural resources of the Americas; the use of reports and questionnaires for gathering information; and the writing of natural histories about the Americas."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : maps, facsimiles |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0292795947 9780292795945 9780292709812 0292709811 |