Natural and Moral History of the Indies
by José de Acosta
Buy on AmazonI stumbled on it by accident when searching a database for something else. It's fascinating to watch the author, with his 16th-century scientific background, try to tackle the science behind subjects like weather, volcanoes and animal migration, almost as if starting from scratch.
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"I stumbled on it by accident when searching a database for something else. It's fascinating to watch the author, with his 16th-century scientific background, try to tackle the science behind subjects like weather, volcanoes and animal migration, almost as if starting from scratch."
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