Abstract
The aim of this text is to analyze how issues relating to the communication of science to the public were treated in a Brazilian periodical, Revista Popular , published by Livraria e Casa Editorial Garnier between 1859 and 1862. The science-related sections are investigated, the prologues are analyzed, the topics included in the magazine's coverage of scientific commissions and expeditions around Brazil are examined, and the authors and editors are identified. The analysis indicates the importance of the periodical's role in divulging information about the potential development of a national science to a broader readership than those who had access to strictly intellectual circles.
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The aim of this text is to analyze how issues relating to the communication of science to the public were treated in a Brazilian periodical, Revista Popular, published by Livraria e Casa Editorial Garnier between 1859 and 1862
Garnier was investing in a genre that was popular in nineteenth century Europe, mainly for the “possibility of condensing subjects for the communication of encyclopedic knowledge” (Martins, 2005, p.248)
The magazine was of an informative nature, encompassing a huge diversity of subjects, the topics concerning the preparation of a national history and especially of a national science were highlighted precisely at a time when emphasis was being placed on building the foundations for the development of Brazilian science as a way of contributing to the invention of the nation
Summary
Reading about science in nineteenth century Brazil: Revista Popular, 1859-1862.
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