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Secret Science

Secret Science

Maria M. Portuondo

University of Chicago Press
2013
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The discovery of the New World raised many questions for early modern scientists, and imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. Spanish cosmographers in particular were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing the largest empire the world had ever known. As Maria M. Portuondo shows, this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Cosmography was thus a secret science, but despite the limited dissemination of this body of knowledge, royal cosmographers applied alternative epistemologies and new methodologies that changed the discipline, and, in the process, how Europeans understood the natural world.
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The Spanish Disquiet

The Spanish Disquiet

Maria M. Portuondo

University of Chicago Press
2019
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In this book, historian Mar a M. Portuondo takes us to sixteenth-century Spain, where she identifies a community of natural philosophers and biblical scholars. They shared what she calls the "Spanish Disquiet"--a preoccupation with the perceived shortcomings of prevailing natural philosophies and empirical approaches when it came to explaining the natural world. Foremost among them was Benito Arias Montano--Spain's most prominent biblical scholar and exegete of the sixteenth century. He was also a widely read member of the European intellectual community, and his motivation to reform natural philosophy shows that the Spanish Disquiet was a local manifestation of greater concerns about Aristotelian natural philosophy that were overtaking Europe on the eve of the Scientific Revolution. His approach to the study of nature framed the natural world as unfolding from a series of events described in the Book of Genesis, ultimately resulting in a new metaphysics, cosmology, physics, and even a natural history of the world. By bringing Arias Montano's intellectual and personal biography into conversation with broader themes that inform histories of science of the era, The Spanish Disquiet ensures an appreciation of the variety and richness of Arias Montano's thought and his influence on early modern science.
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Secret Science

Secret Science

Maria M. Portuondo

University of Chicago Press
2009
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The discovery of the New World raised many questions for early modern scientists: What did these lands contain? Where did they lie in relation to Europe? Who lived there, and what were their inhabitants like? Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way such scientific knowledge was gathered, and Spanish cosmographers in particular were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing the largest empire the world had ever known. As Maria M. Portuondo here shows, this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Cosmography was thus a secret science, but despite the limited dissemination of this body of knowledge, royal cosmographers applied alternative epistemologies and new methodologies that changed the discipline, and, in the process, how Europeans understood the natural world. "Secret Science" promises to enhance our understanding of early modern science and the scientific revolution by shedding light on a nation that has long been in the shadow of the Black Legend.
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My Heart's in the Highlands. [A Novel.] by the Author of "Artiste," Etc. [Maria M. Grant.]

My Heart's in the Highlands. [A Novel.] by the Author of "Artiste," Etc. [Maria M. Grant.]

Maria Grant

British Library, Historical Print Editions
2011
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Title: My Heart's in the Highlands. A novel.] By the Author of "Artiste," etc. Maria M. Grant.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Anonymous; Grant, Maria; 1878. 3 vol.; 8 . 12639.bbb.4.
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Maria's Life in Guatemala and USA

Maria's Life in Guatemala and USA

Maria M Torres

Page Publishing, Inc.
2022
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Maria's story begins in Guatemala, a country in Central America. It describes the hardships, mischievousness, and happiness of her childhood, along with her parents, five brothers, and four sisters. At an early age and being the oldest child, she assumes the responsibility to take care of her younger siblings. Despite their poverty and austere life, Maria and her family enjoy the best they can with their scarce resources.Destiny takes Maria to Los Angeles, California, a place where she settles and starts a new family. She meets her future husband, Cree, and has two children who are her world. It also depicts the sacrifices, challenging experiences, and the long hours of hard work she endures to begin building the foundation for a better future not only for herself but for her family as well.Maria's story is an ordinary but a unique story given her humble beginnings, her adaptation to a new society, and her successful achievements. This is a story of a simple and brave woman, an inspiration to emulate
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