It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Conquering nature in Spain and its empire, 1750–1850 by Helen Cowie
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This book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish empire in the years 1750-1850. During this period, Spain made strenuous efforts to survey, inventory and exploit the natural productions of her overseas possessions, orchestrating a serries of scientific expeditions and cultivating and displaying American fauna and flora in metropolitan gardens and museums. This book assesses the cultural significance of natural history, emphasising the figurative and utilitarian value with which eighteenth-century Spaniards invested natural objects, from globetrotting elephants to three-legged...
Conquering nature in Spain and its empire, 1750–1850 by Helen Cowie is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Conquering nature in Spain and its empire, 1750–1850 aloud.
Conquering nature in Spain and its empire, 1750–1850 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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