The court, a space for science

The court, a space for science

—The courts of kings, viceroys, cardinals and aristocrats became, for several centuries, a privileged space for the production and circulation of scientific knowledge and experimental practices.—   The court may be considered one of the most complex...
Knowledge in circulation: letters, books and journals

Knowledge in circulation: letters, books and journals

—Books, letters and the first scientific journals were the material media for the circulation of knowledge among the European and colonial elite participating in the Republic of Letters.—   Although not immediately and, of course, without replacing or...