01977nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095015001900112016001800131020003900149020003600188040002100224035002100245043003900266050002300305082001700328100001800345245011000363260005100473300006200524504006400586505024200650533015200892610003801044650006701082650004401149650006101193651004801254651005201302651004101354655002901395710001701424856012601441ebr10265940CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080423s2008    iluabf  sb    001 0 eng    z  2008018142  aGBA8475272bnb7 z0145663872Uk  z9780226733555 (cloth : alk. paper)  z0226733556 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)309877290  as-ec---ae------as------asn-----14aQ115b.S236 2008eb04a509/.0332221 aSafier, Neil.10aMeasuring the new worldh[electronic resource] :benlightenment science and South America /cNeil Safier.  aChicago :bUniversity of Chicago Press,c2008.  axviii, 387 p., 20 p. of plates :bill., maps (some col.).  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 327-371) and index.0 aThe ruined pyramids of Yaruqu�i -- An enlightened Amazon, with fables and a fold-out map -- Armchair explorers -- Correcting Quito -- A nation defamed and defended -- Incas in the king's garden -- The golden monkey and the monkey-worm.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.20aMission g�eod�esique (France) 0aScientific expeditionszEcuadorzQuitoxHistoryy18th century. 0aSciencezEuropexHistoryy18th century. 0aCommunication in sciencezEuropexHistoryy18th century. 0aEcuadorxDiscovery and explorationxFrench. 0aAmazon River RegionxDiscovery and exploration. 0aSouth AmericaxHistorical geography. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10265940zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view