Rediscovering Clusius. How Dutch Commerce Contributed to the Emergence of Modern Science
H.J. Cook, Matters of exchange. Commerce, medicine, and science in the Dutch Golden Age Rediscovering Clusius. How Dutch Commerce contributed to the Emergence of Modern Science In his highly stimulating book Matters of Exchange. Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age , Harold J. Cook argues that the intellectual activities we call science emerged from ways of knowing that were valued most highly by merchant-rulers. He demonstrates this thesis by describing and analyzing scientific developments in the Dutch Republic. However, both Cook’s one-sided description of the new science... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, Vol 123, Iss 2, Pp 227-236 (2008) |
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Schlagwörter: | History of Science / Commerce / History of Low Countries - Benelux Countries / DH1-925 |
Sprache: | Englisch Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27406109 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.6786 |