Os objetos de ciência e tecnologia nas Coleções da Marinha: "por mares nunca dantes navegados"

Abstract

This dissertation examin es and outlines the presence of objects of Science and Technology in the Naval School, the Naval Academy and the Naval Historical and Documentation Heritage Directorate, institutions located in Rio de Janeiro. Its goal is to identify the groups and/or coll ections of such objects under the custody of these institutions and the way in which they are presented. The collections in our study range from the 17th century to the 1950s. They are objects that took part in the life at sea, either facilitating maritime study or offering support to navigation. Recognizing these elements of the material culture of Science and Technology as possessing cultural historical value helps expand the knowledge of this type of heritage – which is not usually researched – and contr ibutes to a better preservation of it. The methodology employed included the research of primary and secondary sources related to the subject, as well as technical visits to the three aforementioned Military Organizations, during which we made a quantitati ve account of the items that might qualify as objects of Science and Technology and established a comparison between them, evaluating their condition and suggesting active measures when needed. The approximately 340 objects identified during this process r equire more focused procedures for both research and preservation. The main results obtained gave us an overview of this type of heritage in Rio de Janeiro that made it possible to draw strategies that allow for their inclusion in the list of historical ob jects by the institutions of the Brazilian Navy