Shores Of Knowledge New World Discoveries And The Scientific Imagination
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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.
EuropeanDiscoveries in scienceNatural historyDiscoveries in geographyDiscovery and explorationHistoryEuropean Discovery and explorationExplorationAmerica, discovery and exploration