[PDF.16nl] Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America

Prior to 1735, South America was terra incognita to many Europeans. But that year, the Paris Academy of Sciences sent a mission to the Spanish American province of Quito (in present-day Ecuador) to study the curvature of the earth at the Equator. Equipped with quadrants and telescopes, the mission’s participants referred to the transfer of scientific knowledge from Europe to the Andes as a “sacred fire” passing mysteriously through Eur...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America   |  Neil Safier.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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