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The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600

By Alfred W. Crosby

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0521554276, 9780521554275
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
75 MB (78228479 bytes)
Edition
1ST
Pages
262\264
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-05-22 13:00:04

Description

Western Europeans were among the first, if not the first, to invent mechanical clocks, geometrically precise maps, double-entry bookkeeping, precise algebraic and musical notations, and perspective painting. More people in Western Europe thought quantitatively in the sixteenth century than in any other part of the world, enabling them to become the world's leaders. With amusing detail and historical anecdote, Alfred Crosby discusses the shift from qualitative to quantitative perception that occurred during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Alfred W. Crosby is the author of five books, including the award-winning Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 (Cambridge, 1986)

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