Title: Shores Of Knowledge New World Discoveries And The Scientific Imagination
Description: Recounts the triumphs and mishaps of Columbus and other explorers, following the naturalists--both famous and obscure--whose investigations of the world's fauna and flora fueled the rise of science and technology that propelled Western Europe towards modernity.
Subjects: European, Discoveries in science, Natural history, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, History, European Discovery and exploration, Exploration, America, discovery and exploration