Shores of knowledge, New World discoveries and the scientific imagination, Joyce Appleby
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Shores of knowledge, New World discoveries and the scientific imagination, Joyce Appleby
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-281) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Shores of knowledge
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bibliography
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829738441
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Joyce Appleby
Sub title
New World discoveries and the scientific imagination
Summary
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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