Shores of Knowledge by Joyce Appleby
An engrossing history of the voyages of exploration that ignited curiosity about nature and gave birth to modern science.
"Like an exotic seed washed up from a distant land, Joyce Appleby’s Shores of Knowledge blossoms in marvelous waysThis supple and sparkling chronicle of discovery shows why even Columbus was baffled by his myriad discoveries, and how Europeans gradually decoded the mysteries of the New World. A lucid account of cultural transmission." -- Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus
"Shores of Knowledge is an ambitious book that covers the sweep of history from Columbus to Darwin--and finds unexpected kinship between explorers and scientists of those centuries. Science was exploration, and exploration was science. And, from Joyce Appleby’s expert retelling, we learn the many ways they thought and spoke of it too. Fascinating!" -- Mark Anderson, author of The Day the World Discovered the Sun
"I found it an invigorating journey through time and space, shedding insight into the relationship between science and society." -- John Gribbin, author of Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution
"Christopher Columbus’s landing in the Western Hemisphere in 1492 marked a decisive moment in world history. But as Joyce Appleby argues in this lucid and economically written survey of scientific thought, its intellectual impact unfolded gradually. In riveting prose, she shows how American geography, peoples, flora, and fauna forced European scientists to alter their understanding of nature. Those interested in the intersection of exploration and scientific knowledge should book passage on Professor Appleby’s charming, story-filled journey across the Atlantic and back again." -- Peter Mancall, author of The Fatal Journey
"Shores of Knowledge is an ambitious book that covers the sweep of history from Columbus to Darwin--and finds unexpected kinship between explorers and scientists of those centuries. Science was exploration, and exploration was science. And, from Joyce Appleby’s expert retelling, we learn the many ways they thought and spoke of it too. Fascinating!" -- Mark Anderson, author of The Day the World Discovered the Sun
"I found it an invigorating journey through time and space, shedding insight into the relationship between science and society." -- John Gribbin, author of Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution
"Christopher Columbus’s landing in the Western Hemisphere in 1492 marked a decisive moment in world history. But as Joyce Appleby argues in this lucid and economically written survey of scientific thought, its intellectual impact unfolded gradually. In riveting prose, she shows how American geography, peoples, flora, and fauna forced European scientists to alter their understanding of nature. Those interested in the intersection of exploration and scientific knowledge should book passage on Professor Appleby’s charming, story-filled journey across the Atlantic and back again." -- Peter Mancall, author of The Fatal Journey
Joyce Appleby (1929—2016) was a professor of history emerita at UCLA, the author of Shores of Knowledge, The Relentless Revolution, and the coauthor of Telling the Truth about History, among many other works. A former president of the American History Association, she was awarded the 2009 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Prize for distinguished writing in American history from the Society of American Historians.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393239515 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393239519 |
| Title | Shores of Knowledge |
| Author | Joyce Appleby |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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