Las prácticas de citación como interpretantes semióticos de acreditación de saberes locales en astronomía: México 1952-1972

We studied the scientific literature in the field of astronomy published in the Mexican Journal, Boletín de los Observatorios de Tonantzintla y Tacubaya, from 1952 to 1972. We analyzed the articles published during this important period of great changes in the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Our goal is to identify affiliation practices in the patterns of scientific communication. The characteristics of citation practices were reviewed, particularly the communication functions of references as rhetorical elements of persuasion. Semiotic analysis was used, particularly th...