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<journal-id>1870-3542</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física E]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. fís. E]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3542</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La ciencia en la cultura novohispana: el debate sobre la aurora boreal de 1789]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Luna]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Biro]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM Dirección General de Divulgación de la Ciencia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>87</fpage>
<lpage>94</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-35422017000200087&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-35422017000200087&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-35422017000200087&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[El 14 de noviembre de 1789 se observó una extraña luz roja sobre el horizonte, al norte de la Ciudad de México. El fenómeno dio lugar a un debate sobre el origen y la naturaleza de las auroras boreales, que eran prácticamente desconocidas en esas latitudes. En la disputa participaron tres criollos: el editor José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez, el recaudador de impuestos Antonio León y Gama y el relojero José Francisco Dimas Rangel. También intervinieron otros ilustrados de la Nueva España, como autores de cartas y lectores. Durante los casi dos años que duró la discusión, los tres sabios publicaron nueve textos en las revistas de aparición periódica Gazeta de literatura de México y Gazeta de México, así como en folletos. La revisión de este intercambio muestra el papel que jugaron los debates para movilizar diversas formas de pensar y de conocer la naturaleza, así como para estimular una incipiente esfera pública. Además, complementa el panorama de la ciencia en la cultura de la Nueva España en el periodo de la Ilustración.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[On November 14th, 1789 a strange red light was observed over the horizon, toward the north of Mexico City. This phenomenon sparked a debate about the origin and nature of auroras, which were practically unknown in those latitudes. The main participants in the discussion were the editor José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez, the tax collector Antonio León y Gama, and the watchmaker José Francisco Dimas Rangel. Other men of letters also participated as authors of letters and readers. The debate lasted nearly two years, and during that time these savants published nine texts in periodical magazines such as Gazeta de literatura de México, Gazeta de México, as well as in pamphlets. The study of this exchange shows the role of debates in mobilizing different ways of thinking and knowing about nature, as well as in stimulating an incipient public sphere. It also complements our knowledge about science in the culture of the New Spain during the Enlightenment.]]></p></abstract>
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