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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Main Author: Sala Catalá, José
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Published: Aranjuez, Madrid : Madrid : Doce Calles ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ©1994.
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.
Physical Description:346 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-324) and index.
ISBN:8487111327
9788487111327