Encountering water in early modern Europe and beyond : redefining the universe through natural philosophy, religious reformations, and sea voyaging

Encountering water in early modern Europe and beyond : redefining the universe through natural philosophy, religious reformations, and sea voyaging /

Both the Christian Bible and Aristotle's works suggest that water should entirely flood the earth. Though many ancient, medieval, and early modern Europeans relied on these works to understand and explore the relationships between water and earth, particularly sixteenth-century Europeans were e...

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Main Author: Starkey, Lindsay J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2020
Series:Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures.
Subjects:
Discoveries in geography > History > 16th century.
Reformation.
Religion and science > History > 16th century.
Water > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Water > Social aspects > Europe.
Southern Hemisphere > Discovery and exploration > History > 16th century.
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