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Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700 - Studies in Comparative World History Cagle, Hugh (University of Utah)
Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700 - Studies in Comparative World History
Cagle, Hugh (University of Utah)
This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born. In accessible, narrative prose, this book explores the unexpected forms that science took in the early modern world. It highlights little-known linkages between Asia and the Atlantic world.
382 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 3 Maps; 22 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 6, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107196636 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 382 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 230 × 26 mm · 678 g |
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