Brotéria and the Popularization of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Portugal, 1907-24

Brotéria was founded in 1902 as a taxonomy journal of a small Jesuit college in the interior of Portugal. Because the revenue from individual subscriptions was insufficient to cover the costs of publication, Joaquim da Silva Tavares decided to create a magazine in 1907 called Vulgarização científica...

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Published inJournal of Jesuit studies Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 221 - 243
Main Author Romeiras, Francisco Malta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leiden Brill 01.01.2020
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ISSN2214-1324
2214-1332
2214-1324
DOI10.1163/22141332-00702005

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Summary:Brotéria was founded in 1902 as a taxonomy journal of a small Jesuit college in the interior of Portugal. Because the revenue from individual subscriptions was insufficient to cover the costs of publication, Joaquim da Silva Tavares decided to create a magazine in 1907 called Vulgarização científica, which became very popular. Especially designed to make a profit, the journal published more than 450 articles on agriculture, commerce, industry, chemistry, physics, medicine, and hygiene until 1924, and played a very significant role in disseminating knowledge of these subjects to a non-specialist Portuguese readership.
ISSN:2214-1324
2214-1332
2214-1324
DOI:10.1163/22141332-00702005