Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age
Harold J. Cook
Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age
Harold J. Cook
Presents evidence that Dutch commerce, not religion, inspired the rise of science in the 16th and 17th centuries. Scrutinises many historical documents relating to the study of medicine and natural history during this era, showing direct links between commerce and trade, and the flourishing of scientific investigation.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN-13
- 9780300117967
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Dutch Golden AgeHistory of science and medicineCommerce and trade
Awards
- Cundill History PrizeShortlisted(2008)
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