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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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 546 ● ISBN 9783110610734 ● Translator Joel Golb ● Publisher De Gruyter ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 9434061 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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