José de Acosta

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José de Acosta, SJ (1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain) was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the Andes in 1570 related to the atmosphere being too thin for human needs; a variety of altitude sickness is now referred to as ''Acosta's disease''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Historia natural y moral de las Indios : en que se tratan las cosas notables del cielo, y elementos, metales, plantas, y animales dellas, y los ritos, y ceremonias, leyes, y gouierno, y guerras de los Indios /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1590
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    Obras. : Estudio prelininar y edicion del P. Francisco Mateos.
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1954
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    The natural & moral history of the Indies /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1970
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    The natvrall and morall historie of the East and West Indies : Intreating of the remarkeable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country: together with the manners, ceremonas printed], and warres of the Indians /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1604
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    De procuranda Indorum salute : (Predicación del evangelio en las Indias) /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1952
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    The natural & moral history of the Indies /
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    The natvrall and morall historie of the East and West Indies : intreating of the remarkeable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country : together with the manners, ceremonas printed], and warres of the Indians /
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    Natural and moral history of the Indies /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 2002
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    Historia natural y moral de la Indias /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 2002
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    Iosephi à Costa ... De natura novi orbis libri duo : et De promulgatione evangelii apud barbaros, sive, De procuranda Indorum salute libri sex.
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1596
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    Historia naturale, e morale delle Indie /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1596
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    Historia natvrale, e morale delle Indie ... : nellaquale si trattano le cose notabili del cielo, & de gli elementi, metalli, piante, & animali di quelle, i suoriti, & ceremonie, leggi, & gouerni, & guerre de gli Indiani /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1596
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    Historia natural y moral de las Indias : en que se tratan las cosas notables del cielo, y elementos, metales, plantas, y animales dellas : y los ritos, y ceremonias, leyes, y gouierno, y guerras de los Indios /
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1590
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    The naturall and morall historie of the East and West Indies. : Intreating of the remarkeable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country : together with the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governements, and warres of the Indians. /
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    The naturall and morall historie of the East and West Indies : Intreating of the remarkable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country: together with the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Ioseph Acosta, and translated into English by E.G.
    by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600
    Published 1604
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