The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 by Crosby, Alfred W.

The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521554275)

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The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 by Crosby, Alfred W.

The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600

$111.00
The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 by Crosby, Alfred W.

The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600

$111.00
Format: Hardcover
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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)

Author: Alfred W. Crosby
ISBN-10: 0521554276
ISBN-13: 9780521554275
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/28/1996
Pages: 245
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.30w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/25/1996 pg. 62
New York Times 01/26/1997 pg. 24
Booklist 01/01/1997 pg. 811
Library Journal 01/01/1997 pg. 118
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/1997 pg. 64
New York Times 06/15/1997 pg. 39
Library Journal 08/01/1999
Binding Material: Cloth

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