Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700 - Studies in Comparative World History - Cagle, Hugh (University of Utah) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781107196636 - September 6, 2018
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Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700 - Studies in Comparative World History

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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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