Resumen de La zoología y el Diario de los niños (ciudad de México, 1839-1840)

Rodrigo Antonio Vega y Ortega Báez

• español

  A mediados del siglo XIX en la ciudad de México se desarrollaron varios proyectos de divulgación científica en las revistas dirigidas a las clases media y alta. Uno de ellos fue el Diario de los Niños, primera publicación periódica mexicana infantil, que circuló entre 1839 y 1840. En esta revista se dieron a conocer varios artículos de Zoología desde las perspectivas instructiva, exótica y curiosa para instruir de forma amena a los infantes. El objetivo de la investigación es analizar los escritos, sobre la fauna, que estuvieron dirigidos al público infantil desde una narrativa amena y un lenguaje sencillo. El estudio de la divulgación zoológica es de gran relevancia para comprender las vías en que los menores de edad de México aprendían conocimientos científicos fuera del aula en una época en que las escuelas de primeras letras carecían de asignaturas de ciencia. Dicha Revista puso las bases para ampliar la cultura científica capitalina que se desarrolló con vigor en la segunda mitad de la centuria en distintos niveles de instrucción y en la educación informal. Es probable que algunos de los científicos mexicanos descubrieran su vocación científica en los escritos de esta Revista.

• English

  In the middle of the 19th century in the city of Mexico developed several projects of scientific magazines addressed to classes in middle and A zoologia e o Diario de los niños (cidade do México, 1839-1840) RESUMO Em meados do século XIX, na cidade do México, se desenvolveram vários projetos de divulgação científica nas revistas dirigidas às classes high. One of them was the children´s diary, first Mexican child publishing, which circulated between 1839 and 1840. In this magazine there were several articles of zoology from the instructive, exotic and curious perspectives in order to instruct children in a pleasant way. The objective of the research is to analyze the writings on the wildlife that were aimed at children from a narrative enjoyable and simple language. The study about the zoological spread has a great importance for understanding the ways in which infants of Mexico learnt scientific knowledge outside the classroom in a time when the primary schools had no science subjects. The above mentioned magazine established the bases to extend the capital scientific culture that was developed with strength in the second half of the century in different levels of instruction and in the informal education. It is probable that some of the Mexican scientists were discovering his scientific vocation in the writings of this magazine.

• português

  Em meados do século XIX, na cidade do México, se desenvolveram vários projetos de divulgação científica nas revistas dirigidas às classes high. One of them was the children´s diary, first Mexican child publishing, which circulated between 1839 and 1840. In this magazine there were several articles of zoology from the instructive, exotic and curious perspectives in order to instruct children in a pleasant way. The objective of the research is to analyze the writings on the wildlife that were aimed at children from a narrative enjoyable and simple language. The study about the zoological spread has a great importance for understanding the ways in which infants of Mexico learnt scientific knowledge outside the classroom in a time when the primary schools had no science subjects. The above mentioned magazine established the bases to extend the capital scientific culture that was developed with strength in the second half of the century in different levels of instruction and in the informal education. It is probable that some of the Mexican scientists were discovering his scientific vocation in the writings of this magazine.

  Key words: History of Latin American Education Journal, zoology, press, infancy, scientific publication.

  média e alta. Um destes projetos foi o Diario de los Niños, primeira publicação periódica mexicana infantil, que circulou entre 1839 e 1840. Nesta revista se tornaram conhecidos vários artigos de Zoologia, a partir das perspectivas instrutiva, exótica e curiosa, para instruir de forma amena aos infantes. O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar os escritos sobre a fauna que estiveram dirigidos ao público infantil desde uma narrativa amena e uma linguagem sensível. O estudo da divulgação zoológica é de grande relevância para compreender os modos pelos quais os menores de idade do México aprendiam conhecimentos científicos fora da aula em uma época em que as escolas de primeiras letras não contavam com disciplinas de ciência. A referida revista colocou as bases para ampliar a cultura científica capitalina que se desenvolveu com vigor na segunda metade da centúria nos distintos níveis de instrução e na educação informal. É provável que alguns dos cientistas mexicanos tenham descoberto sua vocação científica nos textos desta revista.