Motion and Knowledge in the Changing Early Modern World Orbits, Routes and Vessels /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gal, Ofer (Editor), Zheng, Yi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 30
• Subjects: History.; Culture > Study and teaching.; History, general.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This volume comprises studies of the early modern drama of motion and transformation of knowledge. It is unique in taking its global nature as fundamental and contains studies of the theme of motion and knowledge in China, Europe and the Pacific from the 16th to the 18th century. People living aroun...