How Long to Read Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination

How Long Does it Take to Read Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination by Joyce Appleby

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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"Uncommonly good…makes a compelling case that…intellectual curiosity not only changed Europe, but launched modernity." —Cleveland Plain Dealer When Columbus first returned to Spain from the Caribbean, he dazzled King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with exotic parrots, tropical flowers, and bits of gold. Inspired by the promise of riches, countless seafarers poured out of the Iberian Peninsula and wider Europe in search of spices, treasure, and land. Many returned with strange tales of the New World. Curiosity began to percolate through Europe as the New World’s people, animals, and plants...

How long is Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination?

Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination by Joyce Appleby is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination aloud.

What Reading Level is Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination?

Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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