IN THE KINGDOM OF BLIND ASTRONOMERS

IN THE KINGDOM OF BLIND ASTRONOMERS recounts the Brazilian trajectory of this relatively recent science. The concern here is, indirectly, to discuss the state of science in Brazil, heavily affected by positivism. It highlights the initial obstacles, when the National Observatory faced difficulties even in absorbing astrophysics and had to dedicate itself to positional astronomy and timekeeping. "How could radio astronomy develop here, within this environment (which has changed, evidently, but has not lost its historical roots)?" asks the author.