Measuring the new world [electronic resource] : enlightenment science and South America / Neil Safier.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Safier, Neil
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Mission géodésique (France)
Scientific expeditions > Ecuador > Quito > History > 18th century.
Science > Europe > History > 18th century.
Communication in science > Europe > History > 18th century.
Ecuador > Discovery and exploration > French.
Amazon River Region > Discovery and exploration.
South America > Historical geography.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2008 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2008 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The ruined pyramids of Yaruquí
  • An enlightened Amazon, with fables and a fold-out map
  • Armchair explorers
  • Correcting Quito
  • A nation defamed and defended
  • Incas in the king's garden
  • The golden monkey and the monkey-worm.