Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age

by Harold J. Cook

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A new and unexpected history of the Dutch pursuit of commerce in the 16th and 17th centuries and how it triggered the Scientific Revolution

In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce--not religion--inspired the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harold J. Cook scrutinizes a wealth of historical documents...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300143214

ISBN13:9780300143218

Release Date:September 2008

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:576 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

16th Century 17th Century Economic History Economics Europe Expeditions & Discoveries History History & Philosophy Ireland Medical Medical Books Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Netherlands Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Western

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