Measuring the new world : enlightenment science and South America /
Safier, Neil.
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-371) and index.
The ruined pyramids of Yaruquâi -- An enlightened Amazon, with fables and a fold-out map -- Armchair explorers -- Correcting Quito -- A nation defamed and defended -- Incas in the king's garden -- The golden monkey and the monkey-worm.
Mission gâeodâesique (France)
Scientific expeditions
Cartography
Science
Communication in science