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Wonder & Science: Imagining Worlds in Early Modern Europe |
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Summary: Scholarly, informative, fascinating historical treatise.
Review: Western Europe was transformed by new geographic worlds opened up by voyages, and new scientific worlds opened by science. Wonder & Science analyzes colonial reports, works of natural history and travel, and popular writings to gather details on how concepts and worlds were challenged and remade. Chapters cover some great authors and thinkers in England and France: individuals who made their marks on a changed world.
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Summary: Scholarly, informative, fascinating historical treatise.
Review: Western Europe was transformed by new geographic worlds opened up by voyages, and new scientific worlds opened by science. Wonder & Science analyzes colonial reports, works of natural history and travel, and popular writings to gather details on how concepts and worlds were challenged and remade. Chapters cover some great authors and thinkers in England and France: individuals who made their marks on a changed world.
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