This collection of essays is the first book published in English to
provide a thorough survey of the practices of science in the
Spanish and Portuguese empires from 1500 to 1800. Authored by an
interdisciplinary team of specialists from the United States, Latin
America, and Europe, the book consists of fifteen original essays,
as well as an introduction and an afterword by renowned scholars in
the field. The topics discussed include navigation, exploration,
cartography, natural sciences, technology, and medicine. This
volume is aimed at both specialists and non-specialists, and is
designed to be useful for teaching. It will be a major resource for
anyone interested in colonial Latin America.
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