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Mathematics in the books of the corpus of "Pilotage" texts from the Renaissance in Spain

Authors: Gabriel Pintos Amengual; Rosa Pintos Guillén;

Mathematics in the books of the corpus of "Pilotage" texts from the Renaissance in Spain

Abstract

The “Pilotage” texts of the Renaissance were generally characterized by following a common pattern, written as a recipe book and intended for professionals with limited knowledge in mathematics. The content analysis of these texts, based on the mathematical concepts they contain, has made it possible to determine the scope of said concepts and their pedagogical approach. This reinforces the existing theory that the “Pilotage” books were navigation manuals of a practical nature. However, the Regimiento de Navegación (1606) caused a breakthrough by expanding the development of the content and application of mathematics. This text systematically incorporated geometric, trigonometric and arithmetic propositions to express the laws of position astronomy and navigation, which resulted in the first navigation manual of a scientific-technical nature, establishing a notable difference with respect to its predecessors. KEYWORDS: Nautical Education, Mathematics, Navigation Texts, Pilots of the Carrera de Indias. Los textos de “Pilotage” del Renacimiento generalmente se caracterizaron por seguir un patrón común, redactados a modo de recetario y destinado a profesionales con conocimientos limitados en matemáticas. El análisis de contenido de estos textos, basándose en los conceptos matemáticos que contienen, ha permitido determinar el alcance de dichos conceptos y su enfoque pedagógico. Esto refuerza la teoría existente de que los libros de “Pilotage” eran manuales de navegación de carácter práctico. No obstante, el Regimiento de Navegación (1606) causó una brecha al ampliar el desarrollo de los contenidos y la aplicación de las matemáticas. Este texto incorporó de manera sistemática proposiciones geométricas, trigonométricas y aritméticas para expresar las leyes de la astronomía de posición y la navegación, por lo que resultó el primer manual de navegación de carácter científico-técnico, estableciendo una notable diferencia con respecto a sus predecesores. PALABRAS CLAVES: Enseñanza Náutica, Matemáticas, Textos de navegación, Pilotos de la Carrera de Indias.

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Pilots of the Carrera de Indias, Nautical Education, FOS: Mathematics, Navigation Texts, Mathematics

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