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José Celestino Mutis and Newtonianism in New Granada, 1762–1808
This book presents the process of circulation and adoption of Newtonianism in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia) in the eighteenth century by examining José Celestino Mutis’s lectures at the Colegio del Rosario between the 1760s and 1770s. Mostly famous for his botanical activities as director of the botanical expedition, Mutis lectured the first course of mathematics ever created in New Granada on his arrival in Bogota in 1762, in which he included several lectures on physics that encompassed multiple aspects of his interpretation of Newton’s experimental physics.
History of Mathematics and Its Contexts
This book celebrates Gert Schubring's 80th birthday and honors his impactful contributions to the field of history of mathematics and its education. Recognized with the prestigious Hans Freudenthal Award in 2019, Schubring's academic work sets the tone for this volume. The thoughtfully curated articles in this collection offer insightful studies on textbooks and biographies of key figures in mathematics and mathematics education, contextualizing their significance within the broader historical landscape, and providing the readers with a deeper understanding of the development of the history of mathematics and its education. Researchers as well as curious readers and students will find this collection to be a valuable resource in the field.
Science in Latin America
Science in Latin America has roots that reach back to the information gathering and recording practices of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. Spanish and Portuguese conquerors and colonists introduced European scientific practices to the continent, where they hybridized with local traditions to form the beginnings of a truly Latin American science. As countries achieved their independence in the nineteenth century, they turned to science as a vehicle for modernizing education and forwarding "progress." In the twentieth century, science and technology became as omnipresent in Latin America as in the United States and Europe. Yet despite a history that stretches across five centuries, sc...
Ciencia, humanismo y nación: 85 años Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
Este libro se publica con motivo de la celebración de los 85 años de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Para comprender integralmente su proceso, desde su creación hasta el presente, así como sus proyecciones, hemos reunido unos textos fundamentales para que la sociedad se familiarice con la importancia de la vida y la obra de la entidad. El libro refleja en sus páginas la historia de la institución y su compromiso con la misión de fomentar y fortalecer las ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales, sus aplicaciones y su enseñanza. Está enriquecido con textos sobre los antecedentes de las academias en el ámbito global, y sobre la fundamentación de la ci...
The Spread of the Scientific Revolution in the European Periphery, Latin America, and East Asia
This volume includes papers presented during a symposium on the spreading of the scientific revolution outside Western European countries, which was held during the XXth International Congress of History of Science in Liege in 1997. The contributions aim to answer some recent historiographical questions such as the modalities of the spreading of science in different countries, the reception of the new science by different cultures, the kind of changes this reception set in motion, the periodisation in adopting the new scientific knowledge, the structures set up for this adoption. Three geographical areas are presented here: the European countries in the border of the "scientific center", Latin America countries and East Asian regions. The volume constitutes the first attempt at making a synthesis at an international level on the important question of the spreading of the "new science" throughout the world.
The Hispanic American Historical Review
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