Science in the vanished Arcadia : knowledge of nature in the Jesuit missions of Paraguay and Río de la Plata

Science in the vanished Arcadia : knowledge of nature in the Jesuit missions of Paraguay and Río de la Plata / by Miguel de Asúa.

In Science in the Vanished Arcadia Miguel de Asúa provides the first modern comprehensive account of Jesuit science in the missions of Paraguay and the River Plate region during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Asúa, Miguel de
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
Series:	History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; v. 2.
Subjects:	Jesuits > Missions > Paraguay. Jesuits > Missions > Río de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) Jesuits > History > 17th century. Jesuits > History > 18th century. Jesuits 1600-1799 Religion and science. SCIENCE > Essays. SCIENCE > Reference. Missions Religion and science Paraguay South America > Río de la Plata History
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Summary:	In Science in the Vanished Arcadia Miguel de Asúa provides the first modern comprehensive account of Jesuit science in the missions of Paraguay and the River Plate region during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004256774 9004256776 1306948924 9781306948920 9789004256767 9004256768
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.