Sea fortune has always been an issue of good faith and good navigation. While in antiquity,
fortuna gubernatrix was praised for shielding the seaborne trade, in the Renaissance
fortuna symbolized the conquest of chance and danger. Under such auspices, while relying on risk technologies modern seafaring has never lost its adventurous dimension. Understanding their origin remains a challenge for the history of science and the history of literature.
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Burkhardt Wolf, Universität Wien, Vienna, Germany.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 546 ● ISBN 9783110609349 ● File size 10.5 MB ● Translator Joel Golb ● Publisher De Gruyter ● City Berlin/Boston ● Published 2020 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7604976 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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