Title: Ojos en el cielo, pies en la tierra :
Authors: Museo Nacional de Colombia,; Colombia.
Date: diciembre de 2018.
Publisher: Museo Nacional de Colombia,
Physical description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language: Spanish
LC classification: Q
Abstract: Catalog of the temporary exhibition of the same name in commemoration of the 250 years of the death of Francisco Jose de Caldas (Popayan, Colombia 1768-1816), before and after of his relationship with Alexander von Humboldt. The catalog comprises the 103 pieces present in the exhibition, including maps, books, botanical materials and instruments, which reveal the great discoveries he made in scientific research, through astronomical observation and where his knowledge of cartography is evident. It also highlights the services provided by the 'Sabio' (Wise) to the cause of Independence and the confluence of a civil and military geography of patriotic character. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Contents: El científico y el amigo -- En compañía de Humboldt y Bonpland -- El encargado del Observatorio Astronómico de Santafé -- El ingeniero militar -- Francisco José de Caldas en el Archivo del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Museo Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia, from December 7, 2018 to February 24, 2019.
Subject headings (LCSH): Botanists--Colombia--History--Biography.; Botany--Colombia--History--Exhibitions.; Caldas, Francisco José de, 1768-1816--Exhibitions.; Colombia--History--Exhibitions.; Science--Colombia--History--Exhibitions.; Scientists--Colombia--History--Biography.