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Astronomer, cartographer and naturalist of the new world the life and scholarly achievements of Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Volume 1, Life, work and legacy / edited by Huib Zuidervaart, Oscar Matsuura.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644, author.
- Series:
- STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644.
- Marggraf, Georg.
- Astronomers--Germany--Biography.
- Astronomers.
- Naturalists--Germany--Biography.
- Naturalists.
- Cartographers--Germany--Biography.
- Cartographers.
- Astronomy--Brazil--History--17th century.
- Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource illustrations (colour)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Studies in the History of Knowledge
- CONTENTS
- Volume 1 Life, Work and Legacy
- Preface
- PART I
- CONTEXT
- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 2 CIRCULATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN EARLY MODERN DUTCH BRAZIL?
- PART II
- BIOGRAPHY
- CHAPTER 3 YOUTH IN GERMANY
- CHAPTER 4 A CRUCIAL YEAR AT LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
- CHAPTER 5 LIFE IN BRAZIL
- CHAPTER 6 LEGACY
- PART III
- ASTRONOMY
- CHAPTER 7 BACKGROUND
- CHAPTER 8 SETTING AND EQUIPMENT
- CHAPTER 9 OBSERVATIONS IN LEIDEN AND RECIFE
- PART IV
- CONCLUSION AND EPILOGUE
- CHAPTER 10 RETROSPECTIVE
- APPENDICES
- NOTES
- CONSULTED ARCHIVES
- ABBREVIATIONS
- LITERATURE
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 9789048556212
- 904855621X
- Publisher Number:
- 99993026264
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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