Travels, quakes and shells: aspects of Nature in America in José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, José Hipólito Unanúe, and Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga's papers

The paper presents aspects of the scientific production of three 'ilustrados' who worked in South America: José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838), José Hipólito Unanúe (1755-1833), and Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771-1848). These naturalists, whose trajectories, territories and belie...

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Main Authors: Maria Margaret Lopes, Alex Gonçalves Varela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2010-01-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222010000200003&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt