Portuguese and Brazilian Studies – PBS0910 S01 On the Dawn of Modernity (1419-1620) Mondays. 3:00-5:20pm Onésimo T. Almeida Wilson Hall 109 Tels. Office 863-3042 Home 861-4691 Fax: 863-7261 E-mail:
[email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30 – 2:30 and by appointment Bibliography Required: Lindberg, David C., The Beginnings of Western Science Cipolla, Carlo, Guns, Sails, and Empires: Technological Innovation and the Early Phases of European Expansion, 1400-1700 Fonseca, Luis Adão da, The Discoveries and the Formation of the Atlantic Ocean (handout) Alfred Crosby, The Measure of Reality Francisco Sanches, That Nothing Is Known Francis Bacon, Novum Organum Course packet with various selections, some of the from the books listed below. Recommended: Antonio Pigafetta, The First Voyage Around the World Winius, George, ed., Portugal the Pathfinder – Journeys from the Medieval toward the Modern World, 1300-c.1600 Cohen, I. Bernard, ed. Puritanism and the Rise of Modern Science. The Merton Thesis Goldstein, Thomas, Dawn of Modern Science Cohen, H. Floris, The Scientific Revolution. A Historiographical Inquiry (some chapters) Litvinoff, Barnett, 1492: The Decline of Medievalism and the Rise of Modern Age Into the Rising Sun. The Search for the Sea Route to the East (video) R. Hooykaas, “Science in Manueline Style” José de Acosta, Natural and Moral History of the Indies W. G. L. Randles, Geography, Cartography and Nautical Science in the Renaissance Objectives To take a close look at the writings by the navigators and travelers of the15th and 16th centuries in order to understand how the 17th century scientific revolution took a few centuries to develop.