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Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination

Author	: Joyce Appleby
Publisher	: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages	: 320
Release	: 2013-10-14
ISBN-10	: 9780393239515
ISBN-13	: 0393239519
Rating	: 4/5 (519 Downloads)

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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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