||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent historical narrative and disciplinary integration|By Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.|I've long admired the Dutch Golden Age, but Harold Cook's work made many new connections for me, showing strong connections between developments in science, art, philosophy, commerce, and politics. It is unfortunate that so many of the key works of the era are still available only in Dutch or L||
"Cook challenges existing interpretations of the rise of science during the early modern period and provides an immensely informative overview of science and medicine in the Dutch Golden Age."—Mark Harrison, University of Oxford||
In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce—not religion—inspired the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harold J. Cook scrutinizes a wealth of historical documents relating to the study of medicine and natural history in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, Brazil, South Africa, and Asia during this era, and his c... [PDF.jz91] Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age Rating: 4.69 (709 Votes)
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