Voyaging in Strange Seas
Author | : David Knight |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2014-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300173796 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300173792 |
Rating | : 4/5 (792 Downloads) |
Download or read book Voyaging in Strange Seas written by David Knight and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed and a new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment and mathematical reasoning. This book takes us along on a voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age.