Ciencia y técnica en la metropolización de América /
"Engaging, three-part interpretive study of science and engineering in the colonial period. Pt. 1 emphasizes Mexico City aqueducts and storm drainage; pt. 2, the work of architect Constantino Vasconcelos in Lima; and pt. 3, the scientific projects of Maurice of Nassau in Olinda in the period of...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | Spanish |
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Aranjuez, Madrid : Madrid :
Doce Calles ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas,
©1994.
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Series: | Theatrum machinae.
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Summary: | "Engaging, three-part interpretive study of science and engineering in the colonial period. Pt. 1 emphasizes Mexico City aqueducts and storm drainage; pt. 2, the work of architect Constantino Vasconcelos in Lima; and pt. 3, the scientific projects of Maurice of Nassau in Olinda in the period of Dutch control"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. |
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Physical Description: | 346 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-324) and index. |
ISBN: | 8487111327 9788487111327 |