by Daniel J. Boorstin · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447306411
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«Los Descubridores II» is the historical essay by Daniel J. Boorstin, published by RBA in paperback, in the Biblioteca de Divulgación Científica collection.
In this book, Daniel J. Boorstin analyses the conquest of geographical knowledge of the world, from the exploration of lands and oceans, and shows that discovering the planet was possible only when humanity overcame ancient hopes and fears and opened itself to experience.
It is the second volume of Los descubridores, the work by Daniel J. Boorstin, and its subtitle is «La Tierra y los mares».
A popular science work aimed at readers interested in the history of discoveries and in science.
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.
