Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700

Assembling the Tropics: Science and Medicine in Portugal's Empire, 1450–1700
ISBN-10
1107196639
ISBN-13
9781107196636
Category
History
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
2018-08-31
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Hugh Cagle

Description

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.

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