The Compton scientific mission in Brazil in 1941: a perspective from national newspaper and documents of the time
Starting from the perspective of reports published in Brazilian newspapers at the time, as well as letters exchanged between scientists who worked in Brazil and North American colleagues and documents from the symposium on cosmic rays, a chronological sequence of how the so-called Compton mission in Brazil took place and was perceived by the literate public will be presented.
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