The historical construction of scientific dissemination is an important step in the analysis and
improvement of the techniques of dissemination and popularization of science carried out
today. Despite its recent history in Brazil, and even more recently in the Brazilian Amazon
region, understanding the initial development of scientific communication in the country helps
to better train future professionals in the area. With the intention of rescuing the memories about
the beginning of the Brazilian scientific dissemination, we conducted research on the astronomy
theme in Amazonian newspapers of the second half of the 19th century. In this work, we deal
with the astronomical dissemination that was carried out in the State of Pará, specifically in the
newspaper "Diário de Belém", with emphasis on the column initially entitled Sciencias, which
included information about planets, comets, astronomical instruments, as well as translations
of works from the scientific literature of the late nineteenth century.
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