Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination

Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9780393239515
ISBN-13 : 0393239519
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Book Synopsis Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination by : Joyce Appleby

Download or read book Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination written by Joyce Appleby and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the triumphs and mishaps of Columbus and other explorers, following the naturalists--both famous and obscure--whose investigations of the world's fauna and flora fueled the rise of science and technology that propelled Western Europe towards modernity.


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