This text intends to present a synthesis of what is known and what is unknown on the great Italian military architect of late 16th century and 3 first decades of 17th century at the service of Spanish Habsburgs – mostly of the ‘second period’ of his life (1597‑1629) which he lived between Lisbon and Madrid, as well as a critical review of his last published work: “De la Idea del Firmamento de Leonardo Turriano”...
Lean Thinking is a management philosophy that aims to do more with less through a process of continuous improvement. By employing Lean Thinking principles, the project presented in this article aimed to obtain improvements in the boats’ hulls and decks lamination process of a shipbuilding company. After analysing the current process, some problems were identified. To solve these problems, suggestions were devel...
The present article reveals a 1588 text thought to be lost, a “Nobiliário da família Castelo Branco” in the chapters transcribing count of Vila Nova D. Martinho’s letter to king Manuel, reporting princess Beatriz travel to Nice in 1521, her marriage with duke of Savoy and the festivities that followed, written immediately after the events told in a fluent, colorful, vivid language, full with unknown details in ...
Tributyltin (TBT) contamination remains a major problem worldwide. Many laboratories are committed to the development of remediation methodologies that could help reduce the negative impact of this compound in the environment. Furthermore, it is important to have at hand simple methodologies for evaluating TBT toxicity in the laboratory, besides the use of complex and costly analytical instrumentation. With tha...
A fundação de uma missão jesuita no Norte da Etiópia em 1603, na província do Tigré, pelo enérgico Pe. Pero Pais, S. J. teólogo, construtor e historiador vindo de Goa, tomou um forte impulso com a aliança pretendida com os Portugueses pelo imperador Susénios (1619-20) para o apoio militar contra os muçulmanos; e, sobretudo, após a sua conversão oficial à Igreja Católica Romana, em 1626. Uma dúzia de inovadores ...
Contém notícias: MACIEL, Manuel Justino, Xº Colóquio Internacional da Associação Internacional para o Estudo do Mosaico Antigo, p.159; SILVA, José Custódio Vieira da, VIº Encontro Internacional de Estudos Medievais, pp.159-160; MOREIRA, Rafael, Filipe Terzi em Miramar, p.160-162; SILVA, Raquel Henriques da, Comemorações do centenário da morte de Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, p.162-164; SILVA, Raquel Henriques da, Du...
pp. 177-221; A conquista definitiva de Goa por Afonso de Albuquerque no dia de Santa Catarina (25 de Novembro) de 1510 é um dos episódios melhor conhecidos na história da expansão portuguesa no Oriente*^'. Também a época de apogeu da "Goa Dourada" das últimas décadas do século XVI e do XVII, de que tão ricos testemunhos nos ficaram na documentação histórica, na arte, e nos relatos de viajantes estiangeiros, tem...