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   rangaku
   (Japanese: `Dutch learning`), concerted effort by Japanese scholars during the late Tokugawa period (late 18th–19th century) to learn the Dutch ... [2 related articles]
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/11
   
   
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   Rangaku
   Through Rangaku, Japan learned many aspects of the scientific and technological revolution occurring in Europe at that time, helping the country build up the beginnings of a theoretical and technological scientific base, which helps to explain Japan’s success in its radical and speedy modernizati...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangaku
   
   

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