Communicating “Natural knowledge” for the “common benefit” of England: Science, Trade and Colonial Expansion in Philosophical Transactions 1665-1700
This paper concentrates on the early Royal Society, on its idea of Nature, and on the impact that it had on the advancement and circulation of agricultural knowledge. Rich in descriptions of beautiful landscapes, in “Enquiries” on “curious” geologico-botanical phenomena and innovative plantation sys...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Udine
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Le Simplegadi |
| Online Access: | http://all.uniud.it/simplegadi/wp-content/uploads/2017/Simplegadi_17_2017_DAmore.pdf |