scholarly journals El Jardín Botánico del Instituto Provincial de Murcia: pasado, presente y futuro

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1 Marzo-Ju) ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
José Pedro Marín Murcia ◽  
José Damián López Martínez ◽  
Luisa López Banet
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Public Park ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Siglo Xix

El Jardín Botánico del que fue Instituto Provincial de Segunda Enseñanza de Murcia, centro educativo creado en 1837, es uno de los pocos jardines de los institutos históricos españoles que han sobrevivido hasta nuestros días. En su momento este espacio educativo fue considerado como uno de los mejores del país y todavía conserva algunos de los ejemplares que sirvieron para la enseñanza de la botánica. A lo largo del siglo XIX y principios del XX los catedráticos de Historia Natural y Agricultura destacaron por su actividad ligada al desarrollo de los respectivos gabinetes de esas materias, atesorando excelentes colecciones de plantas y un valioso material científico-pedagógico. En la actualidad forma parte de un parque público donde se desarrollan actividades que distan mucho de la función esencialmente didáctica para la que fue concebido, poniendo en riesgo incluso la conservación de su flora. Este trabajo pretende dar a conocer la historia de este espacio educativo y la intrahistoria de las prácticas llevadas cabo en él en relación con la enseñanza de las ciencias y el profesorado implicado, así como salvaguardar el patrimonio de las instituciones educativas de la Región de Murcia. The Botanical Garden located in what once was the Murcia “Instituto Provincial de Segunda Enseñanza”, founded in 1837, is one of the few remaining gardens of the historical high schools of Spain. At that time, the school was considered to be one of the best in the country and it still keeps some of the specimens that were used to teach botany. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries professors of Natural History and Agriculture developed the activity of their departments in connection with this space, giving way to an excellent collection of plants and a valuable set of scientific and teaching materials. Today the gardens are part of a public park where the activities carried out are very different from the teaching functions for which they were originally conceived, to the extent that the plants are even at risk. This paper seeks to explore both the history of this educational space and the intrahistory of the activities carried out in it in relation to the teaching of sciences and the staff involved. It also aims to safeguard the heritage of the educational institutions of the Region of Murcia.

scholarly journals Gregorio Chil y Naranjo. Aproximación biobibliográfica y su relación con la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-131
Author(s):  
Mari Carmen Naranjo Santana
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Spanish Society ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Siglo Xix ◽  
The 19Th Century

Resumen Las biobibliografías recopilan datos personales, profesionales y académicos de una persona que, por su trayectoria profesional, ha destacado en alguna de las áreas del saber. Si hay un protagonista relevante en la historia del conocimiento en Canarias es el médico Gregorio Chil y Naranjo, figura del siglo XIX destacada por sus aportaciones en campos tan diversos como la historia, la antropología, las ciencias médicas y naturales,… y por su proyección internacional. Dada su trascendencia estas páginas recogen una revisión bibliográfica de los textos escritos por y sobre el doctor Chil, completándola con una breve descripción de su biografía en la que se aportan nuevos datos como es el caso de su relación en la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural durante ocho años. Abstract The Biobibliographies collect personal, professional and academic data from a person who, due to his professional career, has excelled in some of the areas of knowledge. If there is a relevant protagonist in the history of knowledge in the Canary Islands, it is the doctor Gregorio Chil y Naranjo, a figure of the 19th century distinguished by his contributions in fields as diverse as history, anthropology, medical and natural sciences, ... and by his projection international. Given its importance, these pages include a bibliographic review of the texts written by and about Dr. Chil, completing in which new data is provided, as is the case of his relationship with the Spanish Society of Natural History for eight years.

scholarly journals Del Gabinete de Historia Natural a la Colección Histórico-Didáctica del Departamento de Zoología de la Universidad de Granada, 1853-2018

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Pedro J. Sandoval Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Spanish Civil War ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Current Drive ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Siglo Xix ◽  
The 19Th Century

Resumen Hacemos un repaso histórico de los 165 años de existencia de la Colección de Zoología de la Universidad de Granada, desde aquella que formó parte del Gabinete de Historia Natural hasta la actual Colección Histórico-Didáctica. Destacamos los acontecimientos sociales más relevantes que han influido en la transformación de este conjunto patrimonial a lo largo del último siglo y medio. Fruto de un floreciente interés por las ciencias naturales a mediados del siglo XIX y con la definitiva influencia del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid personalizada en la figura de su director Mariano de la Paz Graells, nacen la mayoría de los gabinetes de historia natural de los centros docentes españoles, los cuales se irían adaptando a los cambios en las universidades y en la propia sociedad. Desgraciadamente esta época dorada de interés por la exploración y las ciencias naturales va decreciendo alcanzando su punto más bajo con la guerra civil española y la consiguiente postguerra, quedando en el olvido y perdiéndose muchas de las colecciones históricas. Actualmente la promoción del estudio y uso didáctico de estas colecciones hace que en la medida de lo posible se esté recuperando parte de la riqueza que en otros tiempos tuvieron. Abstract We review 165 years of history of the Zoology Collection at the University of Granada, from the Cabinet of Natural History to the Department’s current Historical-Didactic Collection. We highlight the most significant events that have had an impact on its heritage’s transformation over the last century and a half. Most cabinets of Natural History established in Spanish educational centres were the result of burgeoning interest in natural science in the middle of the 19th century. The National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid, under the guidance of its Director, Mariano de la Paz Graells, wielded enormous influence on those cabinets, which continually adapted to change at Universities and in society in general. Unfortunately, the golden age of exploration and natural sciences steadily eroded, reaching its lowest point during the Spanish Civil War and in the postwar period. Many historical collections were neglected and lost forever. The current drive for the study and didactic use of these collections will allow us to restore partly their extraordinary wealth.

scholarly journals Natural history of new horizontal meniscal tears in individuals at risk for and with mild to moderate osteoarthritis: data from osteoarthritis initiative

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 5971-5980
Author(s):  
Magdalena Posadzy ◽  
Gabby B. Joseph ◽  
Charles E. McCulloch ◽  
Michael C. Nevitt ◽  
John A. Lynch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Meniscal Tears ◽  
History Of ◽  
Osteoarthritis Initiative

Georg Marcgraf (1610 – c. 1644): A German Cartographer, Astronomer, and Naturalist-Illustrator in Colonial Dutch Brazil

Itinerario ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P. Brienen
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
New World ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Military Leaders ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
West India Company ◽  
Visual Materials ◽  
Dutch Brazil

The German scholar Georg Marcgraf was the first trained astronomer in the New World and co-author of the earliest published natural history of Brazil, Historia naturalis Brasiliae (Leiden and Amsterdam 1648) (Fig. 1). Arriving in the Americas in 1638, Marcgraf took his place among a remarkable group of scholars and painters assembled at the Brazilian court of the German count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679), the governor-general of Dutch Brazil from 1637–1644.1 Dutch Brazil was established by the Dutch West India Company (WIC), which was created in 1621 to engage in trade, conquest, and colonisation in the Americas and Africa. Except for Marcgraf, the most important members of the Count's entourage were Dutch and included the painters Albert Eckhout (c. 1610 - c. 1666) and Frans Post (1612–1680) and the physician Willem Piso (1611–1678). The rich group of scientific and visual materials they created are comparable in both scope and importance with the works created by Sydney Parkinson, William Hodges, and others during the Pacific voyages of Captain Cook in the eighteenth century.2 The Count's support of natural history, astronomy, and scientific and ethnographic illustration during his governorship was highly unusual, setting him apart from other colonial administrators and military leaders in the seventeenth century. Indeed, he is responsible for establishing both the first observatory and the first botanical garden in the New World, sparing no expense in creating a princely empire for himself in the Brazilian wilderness.

ÁNGEL GUIRAO Y LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA BOTÁNICA. SU PAPEL EN EL DESARROLLO DEL JARDÍN DEL INSTITUTO PROVINCIAL DE SEGUNDA ENSEÑANZA DE MURCIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-122
Author(s):  
Jose Pedro Marín Murcia
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
The Other ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Practical Teaching

Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es doble. En primer lugar, estudiamos la figura y la obra del médico y naturalista Ángel Guirao Navarro al frente del Instituto Provincial de Segunda Enseñanza de Murcia. Este polifacético profesor tuvo un importante rol en el desarrollo de los espacios escolares para la enseñanza práctica de la Historia Natural, dándoles contenido con la aportación de objetos naturales recolectados por él o adquiridos por el Instituto. También analizamos los materiales de apoyo para esa enseñanza como: los libros de texto, el herbario y las láminas de pared. Por otro lado, estudiamos el espacio utilizado para la enseñanza práctica de la Botánica y la Agricultura. El papel de Ángel Guirao en el desarrollo del Jardín Botánico fue clave para que este se convirtiera en uno de los jardines educativos más completos de España con la construcción de invernaderos de cristal, umbráculos, pabellón docente y la adquisición de plantas y semillas facilitadas por el Jardín Botánico de Valencia, el Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid y el Instituto Agronómico de la Moncloa. Abstract The goal of this paper is twofold. First, we study the figure and work of the medicine doctor and naturalist Ángel Guirao Navarro, head of the Secondary School of Murcia. This versatile teacher played an important role in the development of scholar spaces for the practical teaching of Natural History by contributing with natural objects collected by him or acquired by the Secondary School of Murcia. We also analyse the pedagogical materials for this teaching such as: textbooks, herbarium and wall papers. On the other hand, we study the space used for the practical teaching of botany and agriculture. The role of Ángel Guirao in the development of the Botanical Garden was key for it to become one of the most complete educative gardens of Spain with the construction of glass greenhouses, shade structures, one teaching pavilion, as well as the acquisition of plants and seeds provided by the Botanical Garden of Valencia, the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid and the Agronomic Institute of La Moncloa. Palabras claves: Botánica, Historia Natural, educación, espacios escolares, enseñanza de la botánica, jardines botánicos. Key words: Botany, Natural History, education, scholar spaces, teaching of botany, botanical gardens.

scholarly journals Predation of Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria: Gekkonidae) by a vine snake Oxybelis aeneus  (Serpentes: Colubridae) in an Atlantic Forest fragment, Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lissa Dellefrate Franzini ◽  
Carmem Karime Bacalháo Pedro ◽  
Lucas Barbosa De Queiroga Cavalcanti ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
American Continent ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Hemidactylus Mabouia

<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) é uma espécie de serpente arborícola de ampla distribuição no continente americano cuja dieta é composta principalmente por vertebrados, como lagartos. Diversas espécies de lagartos já foram reportadas como presas desta serpente, incluindo a espécie exótica <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jonnèes, 1818). Aqui descrevemos em detalhes um evento de predação de <em>H. mabouia</em> por <em>O. aeneus</em>,  ampliando o conhecimento acerca da história natural  de ambas as espécies à literatura científica.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Dieta, ecologia alimentar, lagarto, presa, serpente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: <em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) is an arboreal snake species that is widely distributed in the American continent whose diet is composed mainly by vertebrates, such as lizards. Several lizard species have already been reported as prey of this snake, including the alien species <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jones, 1818). Herein we describe in details a predation event of <em>H. mabouia</em> by <em>O. aeneus</em>, widening our knowledge regarding the natural history of both species to scientific literature.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words</strong>: Diet, feed ecology, lizard, prey, snake.</p>

scholarly journals FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES DE BIOLOGIA NA UFSM NAS DECADAS DE 1960-70 E O PROCESSO DE CONVERSÃO DE HISTÓRIA NATURAL PARA CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Vargas Pedroso ◽  
Sandra Escovedo Selles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Santa Maria

O presente artigo analisa concepções de Biologia que estavam em disputa no processo de mudança curricular em que o curso de História Natural, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), é extinto em 1972 e substituído pelo de Ciências Biológicas. As questões que orientam a pesquisa incluem: Quais pretensões de formação profissional articuladas às concepções de Biologia foram valorizadas e selecionadas no currículo acadêmico nesse processo de mudança curricular? De posse de referenciais da História Nova e da História do Currículo, investiga-se a trajetória do curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM como uma construção sócio-histórica, isto é, em conexão com a história das forças sociais que a atravessou e a configurou desta forma, e não de outra. Em suma, a investigação revela que o processo de mudança de História Natural para Ciências Biológicas, na UFSM, não ocorreu apenas em torno da denominação, mas foi também um espaço de disputas e negociações entre distintas concepções de Biologia. Em virtude destas distintas concepções, articuladas e legitimadas por diferentes forças sociais, o curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM acabou priorizando a formação do especialista, em detrimento da formação do historiador natural e do professor de Biologia. Palavras-chave: História do Currículo. Formação de Professores. Ciências Biológicas. História Natural. UFSM.  This article  explores concepts of biology that were in dispute in the process of curriculum change of the course of Natural History, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), when it was abolished in 1972 and replaced by the Biological Sciences one. Based on the studies of New History and History of Curriculum the research  investigates the trajectory of UFSM Biological Sciences course  in a socio-historical perspective. In other words, the research highlights the connections with the history of social forces that crossed and configured this way and not another. In short, research shows that the process of change of Natural History to Life Sciences in UFSM was not related  to the name, but it was also an area of disputes and negotiations between different conceptions of Biology. Due to these distinct conceptions, articulated and legitimized by different social forces, the UFSM Biological Sciences course had put emphasis on the specialist preparation at the expenses of the naturalist and the Biology teacher one. Keywords: Curriculum history. Teacher Training. Biological Sciences. Natural History

scholarly journals Lizard predation Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) by false coral snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Squamata, Dipsadidae) in the Caatinga, in northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Jefferson Simanas Mikalauskas ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Santana ◽  
Stephen Francis Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Coral Snake ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural

<p align="justify">A predação de lagartos raramente é observada na natureza, e eventos envolvendo serpentes são ainda mais escassos. Aqui nós documentamos em detalhes a predação de um lagarto (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) por uma serpente (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Muitos estudos identificaram lagartos Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 como presas de serpentes brasileiras. Assim, este registro fornece importantes informações sobre a história natural de ambas as espécies, especialmente de O. trigeminus, que são essenciais para a compreensão de sua ecologia.</p><p align="justify"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Ecologia alimentar, dieta, constrição de presas, Saurofagia.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Abstract</strong>: The predation of lizards is rarely observed in the wild, and events involving snakes are scarcer still. Here we document in detail the predation of a lizard (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) by a snake (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Many studies have identified Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 lizards as prey for Brazilian snakes. Thus, this record provides important insights into the natural history of both species, especially O. trigeminus, which are essential for the understanding of their ecology.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Key words</strong>: Feed ecology, diet, prey constriction, Saurophagy.</p>

scholarly journals VALORIZAR E DIVULGAR A GEODIVERSIDADE: ESTRATÉGIAS DO CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA EM PATRIMÔNIO GEOLÓGICO CRPG - MHNJB/UFMG

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Márcia Magela Machado ◽  
Úrsula Azevedo Ruchkys
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Historical Archaeology ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Environmental Art ◽  
Cultural Spaces ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Cultural Extension ◽  
Lay Public

Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico (MHNJB) é um órgão suplementar da Universidade Federalde Minas Gerais, direcionado para a investigação científica e atividades de extensão ambiental e cultural,constituindo-se um espaço onde a ciência é exibida e disseminada para o público leigo. O Museu conta comexposições e espaços artístico-culturais relacionados às temáticas de arqueologia pré-histórica e histórica,mineralogia, plantas medicinais, botânica, cartografia histórica e arte ambiental. Com intuito de promoverpráticas extensionistas significativas e pesquisa no âmbito da geologia, foi criado em 2010 o Centro deReferência em Patrimônio Geológico que tem como um de seus objetivos promover a difusão da geologiae da geodiversidade permitindo a sensibilização do público para a geoconservação.ABSTRACT: The Museum of Natural History and Botanical Garden (MHNJB) is a part of the Federal University of MinasGerais - UFMG, and constitutes a space where science is shown and disseminated for a lay public developingscientific research and practical activities of environmental and cultural extension. The Museum counts withexpositions and related artistic-cultural spaces focussing on prehistoric and historical archaeology, mineralogy,medicinal plants, botany, historical cartography and environmental art. With the objective to increase thedissemination of geosciences to those citizens, the Center of Reference in Geological Heritage was createdin 2010 and has as one of its aims promoting geology, geodiversity and geoconservation.

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