| 英文摘要 |
The period that saw the beginnings of global capitalism also saw the beginnings of global science. Actions in one part of the world could have consequences for another in ways that could not have been predicted. While countless people from every place were subject to great brutalities in the quest for mastery, exotic new wonders also burst upon human consciousness the world over. Everywhere seemed to be opening to new experiences, whether travellers encountered strange new places and peoples, or whether local people encountered strange new ideas and commodities imported from abroad. At the same time, hosts of people throughout worked to gather new and old information, and to sort out the true from the false, which was no simple task. |
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