In 1666, in the Royal Society’s scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions, Robert Boyle, the most important exponent of experimental philosophy in late 17th century England, published the short essay General Heads for a Natural History of a Country, Great or small (pp. 186-189). It will be the theoretical framework, in general terms, for travel literature, which will gradually include objective accounts and scientific reports, often accompanied by drawings and illustrations, to give the reader back the reality observed with verifiable accuracy and with increasing attention to anthropological, ethnographic, archaeological… aspects, in order to be able to advance hypotheses of natural history.
Collection: Texts
Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education
Link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rstl.1665.0082
Resource type: Document
Format: Texts
Source: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rstl
Language: English
Date: 1666
Owner: Manuela Ghizzoni (Modernalia)
Copyright: © 2017, Royal Society
Abstract: Robert Boyle and his essay General Heads for a Natural History of a Country, Great or Small codifying the scientific literature of travel
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