UID:
almahu_9949494483602882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 562 p.) :
,
ill., maps, ports.
ISBN:
9780300134926 (ebook) :
Content:
Cook presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce, not religion, inspired the rise of science in the 16th and 17th centuries. He scrutinises historical documents relating to the study of medicine and natural history in the Netherlands Europe, Brazil, South Africa, and Asia during this era.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780300117967
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
URL:
Yale scholarship online