A shared tradition: transmitting maritime knowledge in print

As Europeans ventured more frequently on transoceanic voyages in the 16th century, it became essential for navigators to be able to carry out mathematical computations. Iberian educators rose to the occasion, developing textbooks and curricula to transmit these abstract concepts. At the same time t...

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Main Author: Margaret E. Schotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2024-12-01
Series:Asclepio: Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia
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Online Access:https://asclepio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/asclepio/article/view/1180
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