Hardback. New. 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. ISBN 1107196639 9781107196636 [GB]

ISBN10: 1107196639, ISBN13: 9781107196636, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 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.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]