Safier, Neil. <br/><br/>
Measuring the new world  enlightenment science and South America /  [electronic resource] : 
Neil Safier. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2008. 
 - xviii, 387 p., 20 p. of plates :  ill., maps (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-371) and index. 
<br/><br/>The ruined pyramids of Yaruquí -- 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA847527  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label> Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Mission geodesique (France)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Scientific expeditions--History--Ecuador--Quito--18th century.<br/>Science--History--Europe--18th century.<br/>Communication in science--History--Europe--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ecuador--Discovery and exploration--French.<br/>Amazon River Region--Discovery and exploration.<br/>South America--Historical geography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q115  / .S236 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>509/.033