Rafael Francisco Osejo: ¿un hombre de ciencia de su época?
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Amador Astúa, Jorge Alberto
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La construcción de las sociedades actuales ha sido posible gracias a los
aportes de numerosos personajes a la política, a la economía, a las artes y a las ciencias.
Considerado uno de los actores del proceso de independencia de Costa Rica, el bachiller
Rafael Francisco Osejo tuvo una prolífica vida como político, educador y abogado; sin
embargo, es relativamente poco lo que se conoce sobre su aporte al desarrollo de la
ciencia de su época. Aquí se analizan sus escritos al tenor de la ciencia del periodo para
responder a la pregunta: ¿fue Osejo un hombre de ciencia de su época? Se examinan y
discuten sus dos principales obras relacionadas con temas como sismología, astronomía,
matemática, física y meteorología, investigando, como complemento, los contenidos de
algunas de las obras que este personaje tenía en su biblioteca. Osejo fue un personaje
muy bien informado y educado en el conocimiento científico de su época. Logró, como
hombre de ciencia, una activa participación personal e institucional en el inicio de una
relevante época científica en el país.
The construction of today's societies has been possible thanks to the contributions of numerous characters to politics, economics, the arts, and sciences. Considered one of the actors in the process of independence of Costa Rica, the Bachelor Rafael Francisco Osejo had a prolific life as a politician, educator, and lawyer, however, there is relatively little that is known about his contribution to the development of a science of his time. Here his writings are analyzed in the tenor of the science of the period to answer the question: Was Osejo a man of science of his time? His two main works related to topics such as seismology, astronomy, mathematics, physics, and meteorology are examined and discussed, investigating as a complement to the contents of some of the works that this character had in his library. Osejo was a very well-informed and educated character in the scientific knowledge of his time. As a man of science, he achieved an active personal and institutional participation at the beginning of a relevant scientific era in the country.
The construction of today's societies has been possible thanks to the contributions of numerous characters to politics, economics, the arts, and sciences. Considered one of the actors in the process of independence of Costa Rica, the Bachelor Rafael Francisco Osejo had a prolific life as a politician, educator, and lawyer, however, there is relatively little that is known about his contribution to the development of a science of his time. Here his writings are analyzed in the tenor of the science of the period to answer the question: Was Osejo a man of science of his time? His two main works related to topics such as seismology, astronomy, mathematics, physics, and meteorology are examined and discussed, investigating as a complement to the contents of some of the works that this character had in his library. Osejo was a very well-informed and educated character in the scientific knowledge of his time. As a man of science, he achieved an active personal and institutional participation at the beginning of a relevant scientific era in the country.
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Rafael Francisco Osejo, GEOFÍSICA, Fisíca, METEOROLOGÍA, ASTRONOMÍA, Contribución científica, Independencia de Costa Rica
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/51182