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Studies ... Portuguese Discoveries 1

Earle, Tom

The discoveries of the Portuguese made an impact on every area of human endeavour, as shown in the broad scope and trans-discliplinary nature of the papers collected here. They include a biography of Prince Henry the Navigator, a history of the Maldive Islands, and studies of the movement of populations, the technologies of ship-building, and of astronomical navigation, as well as a computer analysis of Joao de Barros' Décadas. 128p, 21 illus (Aris & Phillips 1991)

Biographical note

Tom F Earle is Director of Portuguese Studies at the University of Oxford and the author of two books about another great sixteenth century Portuguese, Antonio Ferreira.

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