The Discoverers, Band 2Random House, 1983 - 745 Seiten Examines the human quest for knowledge and discoveries as it discusses such men as Galileo, Adam Smith, Columbus, Marx, Napoleon, Magellan, Faraday, Freud, Marco Polo, and St. Augustine. |
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... reaching a bit farther into the unknown . In 1435 , when he sent out Eannes once again , this time with Afonso Baldaya , the royal cupbearer , they reached another fifty leagues down the coast . There they saw footprints of men and ...
... reaching a bit farther into the unknown . In 1435 , when he sent out Eannes once again , this time with Afonso Baldaya , the royal cupbearer , they reached another fifty leagues down the coast . There they saw footprints of men and ...
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... reached Benin at the eastern tip of the Gulf of Guinea , he received the interesting report that the kings of Benin had sent gifts to a king called Ogané whose realm was twelve months ' journey inland to the east , and who returned ...
... reached Benin at the eastern tip of the Gulf of Guinea , he received the interesting report that the kings of Benin had sent gifts to a king called Ogané whose realm was twelve months ' journey inland to the east , and who returned ...
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... reached the mainland of Asia . As he coasted Cuba westward from the Gulf of Guacanayabo he was confident that he was following the shores of Marco Polo's Mangi in southern China . When he reached Bahía Cortés , a point where the coast ...
... reached the mainland of Asia . As he coasted Cuba westward from the Gulf of Guacanayabo he was confident that he was following the shores of Marco Polo's Mangi in southern China . When he reached Bahía Cortés , a point where the coast ...
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FROM SUN TIME TO CLOCK TIME | 26 |
THE MISSIONARY CLOCK | 56 |
THE EARTH AND THE SEAS | 79 |
Urheberrecht | |
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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself Daniel J. Boorstin Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1985 |
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Adam Smith Africa Age of Discovery anatomy ancient animals Arabic Asia astrology astronomical became body Buffon calendar called century China Chinese Christian Church classical clock clockmakers coast Columbus continent Copernicus culture Darwin discovered discovery earth East Emperor empire English Europe European experience exploring father French Galen Galileo geography Greek heavens Henry historian human hundred ideas Indian Indies invented Islam islands John Khan King Koran Kublai Khan land language Latin latitude learned Leibniz Linnaeus longitude manuscript maps Marco Marco Polo mathematics medieval Mediterranean Memory modern moon movable type Muslim nature never Newton observed Ocean Paracelsus physician pioneer plants Pope Portugal Portuguese Prester John Prince printed book Ptolemy Ptolemy's reached Roman Rome sailing Saint scholars scientific seafaring ships species telescope theory tion translation University Venice Vesalius Vespucci Viking voyage water clock West Western whole word writing
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