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THE RUTTER PROJECT
Early modern nautical rutters (sailing directions) are the earliest Western documents that testify to the stable and regular lived experience of traversing the earth’s oceans on a global, planetary scale.
News & Events
José Maria Moreno Madrid’s doctoral defense
José Maria Moreno Madrid has successfully completed his PhD and defended his doctoral thesis. José Maria Moreno Madrid's doctoral defense The RUTTER team is thrilled to announce that José Maria Moreno Madrid has successfully completed his PhD and defended his doctoral thesis! Congratulations for this incredible journey of hard work, dedication, and friendship.
Jornadas de Pós-graduação do Departamento de História e Filosofia da Ciência
Jornadas de Pós-graduação do Departamento de História e Filosofia da Ciência July 18, 2024, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Jornadas de Pós-graduação do Departamento de História e Filosofia da Ciência Inês Bénard "Práticas ibéricas e do Oceano Índico em contacto: uma dissertação em curso" 18th July 2024, Faculdade de Ciências da…
International Committee for the History of Technology 2024 conference
Carmo Lacerda participated in the 2024 conference of the International Committee for the History of Technology. 9-14 July 2024, online International Committee for the History of Technology 2024 conference RUTTER member Carmo Lacerda took part in the International Committee for the History of Technology 2024 annual meeting to present the paper "Who’s Guiding the Ship?…
Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies conference
Luana Giurgevich, Nuno Vila-Santa and Nuno Castel-Branco will participate to the 2024 conference of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies. 8-12 July 2024, Lisbon, Portugal Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies conference RUTTER members will participate to the 2024 conference of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies: Luana Giurgevich “‘How–to–Navigate’…
Conferência CIUHCT
David Salomoni presents “The Teaching of Mathematics in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Between Religion, Politics, and New Scientific Paradigms”. Online, 5 July 2024 Conferência CIUHCT Next Conferência CIUHCT will be with RUTTER member David Salomoni and will be about "The Teaching of Mathematics in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Between Religion, Politics, and New…
The long life of manuscripts: from material to immaterial texts 2024
The long life of manuscripts: from material to immaterial texts 2024 A meeting on the science in the works of Luís Vaz de Camões where Joana Lima de Oliveira will talk about Os Lusíadas and presented by Henrique Leitão. June 28 | 19:30 RUTTER TRAINING SCHOOL The long life of manuscripts: from material to…
Book launch “Knowledge Exchanges Between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th-17th centuries)”
Book launch "Knowledge Exchanges Between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th-17th centuries)", Academia de Marinha, Lisbon, Portugal Book Launch "Knowledge Exchanges Between Portugal and Europe: Maritime Diplomacy, Espionage, and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World (15th-17th centuries)" The RUTTER project is pleased to announce the…
À volta de Camões. Quando a Literatura e a Natureza se encontram
À volta de Camões. Quando a Literatura e a Natureza se encontram A meeting on the science in the works of Luís Vaz de Camões where Joana Lima de Oliveira will talk about Os Lusíadas and presented by Henrique Leitão. June 28 | 19:30 Sala da Bica, SCML, Convento de São Pedro de Alcântara,…
The Rutter Logo
The Rutter Logo captures the notion of what a rutter is, with some poetic license. Oceanic Rutters are instructions to perform regular long-distance sea voyages. The voyage is represented by the blue line; its shape is somewhat akin to the India Run, with its famous contour around Africa; the two reflected R’s, signify the outbound and inbound voyages; the double tt can be assimilated to the “pillars of Hercules”. The Rutter Logo was designed by Luís Ribeiro.