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32 p, 1.2 MB A Republican Natural History in Spain around 1900 : Odón de Buen (1863-1945) and his Audiences / Nieto-Galan, Agustí (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre d'Història de la Ciència)
This paper discusses the political dimension of Odón de Buen's (1863-1945) expository practices-teaching and popularizing-as a university professor of natural history in Barcelona and later in Madrid at the turn of the nineteenth century. [...]
2012 - 10.1525/hsns.2012.42.3.159
Historical studies in the natural sciences, Vol. 42, Num. 3 (2012) , p. 159-189  
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34 p, 404.6 KB An autarkic science : physics, culture, and power in Franco's Spain / Roqué, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Àrea d'Història de la Ciència) ; Herrán, Néstor (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
We discuss the rise of modern physics in Spain during Francoism (1939-1975) within the context of culture, power, and the ongoing historical assessment of science during the dictatorship. Contrary to the idea that Francoist policy was indifferent if not hostile to modern science, and that ideology did not go deeper than the rhetorical surface, we discuss the ways in which the physical sciences took advantage of, and in turn were used by, the regime to promote international relations, further the autarkic economy, and ultimately generate power. [...]
2013 - 10.1525/hsns.2013.43.2.202
Historical studies in the natural sciences, Vol. 43, No. 2 (2013) , p. 202-235  

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