As ciências naturais e a construção da nação brasileira

This article broaches the relations between natural sciences and the Brazilian imperial governments policy undertaken during the mid-1800s in order to consolidate national unity. To accomplish such a purpose, the govemment encouraged the exploration of the country's hinterland by organizing and...

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Main Author: Heloísa M. Bertol Domingues
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-12-01
Series:Revista de História
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/18795