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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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 546 ● ISBN 9783110609349 ● Filstorlek 10.5 MB ● Översättare Joel Golb ● Utgivare De Gruyter ● Stad Berlin/Boston ● Publicerad 2020 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7604976 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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