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Published on: May 30, 2017
[The 1853-1856 cholera epidemic in the Portuguese press]
Maria Antónia Pires de Almeida1
1Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 1750-129, map.almeida@fct.unl.pt.
Abstract:
The article examines science and technology communication aimed at a non-specialized audience, using the general press as the main source in this endeavor to capture an image of the popularization of science in Portugal. Based on the fact that the nineteenth-century press was overtly concerned with garnering an audience and spreading knowledge, the study uses news, articles, and advertisements about the 1853-1856 cholera epidemic to assess the era's scientific knowledge (especially about prevention and treatment) and how this information was conveyed to society and used by it.
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