Publicação
A QUESTION OF ASTRONOMY IN VIRIDARIUM BY FR. FRANCISCO MENDOÇA SJ (1632)
| Resumo: | This study presents one of the forty‘seven philosophical questions in Viridarium (1632) by Fr. Francisco Mendoça SJ, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts of Coimbra. It is a matter of astronomic theory, and its reading provides interesting information about the teaching of science in the colleges of the Society of Jesus. Namely, this teaching is not only characterized by its exactitude in the transmission of Aristotelian heritage, but it is also aware and discusses the contemporary scientific discoveries of the seventeenth century. |
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| Autores principais: | Urbano, Carlota Miranda |
| Assunto: | Society of Jesus College of Arts History of Science Francisco Mendoça Viridarium Companhia de Jesus Colégio das Artes História da Ciência Francisco Mendoça Viridarium |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Boletim de Estudos Clássicos |
| Resumo: | This study presents one of the forty‘seven philosophical questions in Viridarium (1632) by Fr. Francisco Mendoça SJ, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts of Coimbra. It is a matter of astronomic theory, and its reading provides interesting information about the teaching of science in the colleges of the Society of Jesus. Namely, this teaching is not only characterized by its exactitude in the transmission of Aristotelian heritage, but it is also aware and discusses the contemporary scientific discoveries of the seventeenth century. |
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