Secret Science: Spanish Cosmography and the New World - Maria M. Portuondo - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226675343 - May 1, 2009
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Maria M. Portuondo
Secret Science: Spanish Cosmography and the New World

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Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. This book shows how this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies.

352 pages, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables

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Released May 1, 2009
ISBN13 9780226675343
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 352
Dimensions 164 × 235 × 28 mm   ·   726 g
Language English  

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