In:
Earth Sciences History, History of the Earth Sciences Society, Vol. 9, No. 2 ( 1990-01-01), p. 132-137
Abstract:
This paper analyses the German presence in the development of geological sciences in Brazil during the 19th century, taking into account the local situation - for Brazil was Portugal's colony until 1822 - as well as the importance of mineral extraction activities which played an embryonic role in that process. The German-Brazilian geoscientific relations may be classified as follows: Brazilians sent to visit and to study in German institutions, especially in the Bergakademie Frieberg; German functionaries invited by the Portuguese government to work in mining activities in Brazil; German travelers in Brazil; exchange of geological and mineralogical samples; Brazilian geological problems studied by German scientists.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0736-623X
,
1944-6187
DOI:
10.17704/eshi.9.2.x805715275065573
Language:
English
Publisher:
History of the Earth Sciences Society
Publication Date:
1990
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2423996-3
SSG:
13