Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650) / edited by Margret Schuchard.

Bernhard Varenius’ books influenced the history of science in such a way that Isaac Newton, Alexander von Humboldt and Tsar Peter the Great all referred to him. Varenius wrote the first comprehensive description of Japan ( Descriptio regni Japoniae , 1649) from a European perspective, exclusively ba...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 159
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Year of Publication:2007
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 159.
Physical Description:1 online resource (375 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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