9780674618763-0674618769-New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery

New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery

ISBN-13: 9780674618763
ISBN-10: 0674618769
Edition: Revised ed.
Author: Anthony Grafton
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Belknap Press
Format: Paperback 296 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780674618763
ISBN-10: 0674618769
Edition: Revised ed.
Author: Anthony Grafton
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Belknap Press
Format: Paperback 296 pages

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New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery (ISBN-13: 9780674618763 and ISBN-10: 0674618769), written by authors Anthony Grafton, was published by Belknap Press in 1995. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (European History, Expeditions & Discoveries, World History, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.33.

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Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. What Anthony Grafton recounts is a war of ideas fought by mariners, scientists, publishers, and rulers over a period of 150 years. In colorful vignettes, published debates, and copious illustrations, we see these men and their contemporaries trying to make sense of their discoveries as they sometimes confirm, sometimes contest, and finally displace traditional notions of the world beyond Europe.

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