The measure of reality : quantification and Western society, 1250-1600 / Alfred W. Crosby.

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Crosby, Alfred W.

Title & Author:

The measure of reality : quantification and Western society, 1250-1600 / Alfred W. Crosby.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Description:

xii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pantometry achieved. Pantometry: an introduction ; The venerable model ; Necessary but insufficient causes ; Time ; Space ; Mathematics -- Striking the match: Visualization. Visualization: an introduction ; Music ; Painting ; Bookkeeping -- Epilogue. The new model.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

"The Measure of Reality discusses the epochal shift from qualitative to quantitative perception in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. This shift made modern science, technology, business practice, and bureaucracy possible. It affected not only the obvious - such as measurements of time and space and mathematical technique - but, equally and simultaneously, music and painting, thus proving that the shift was even more profound than once thought."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521554276
9780521554275

Subject:

Europa
Historiometry.
History Methodology.
Civilization, Medieval.
Renaissance.
History.
Time.
Mathematics.
Art.
Music.
Weights and measures.
Arts.
History methods.
Civilization history
Weights and Measures
Historiométrie.
Histoire Méthodologie.
Civilisation médiévale.
Histoire.
Temps.
Mathématiques.
Musique.
Poids et mesures.
history (discipline)
time.
mathematics.
applied mathematics.
works of art.
fine arts (discipline)
music (discipline)
Mathematik
Geschichte
Gesellschaft
Kultur
Kunst
Metrologie
Quantifizierung
Historiometrie.
Philosophie des sciences Renaissance.
Réalité Moyen âge.
Réalité Renaissance.
Perception spatiale.
Perspective.
Mesure Renaissance.
Mesure Moyen âge.
Mesures physiques Histoire.
Poids et mesures Europe Histoire.
Mesure (philosophie) Renaissance.
Mesure (philosophie) Moyen âge.
Philosophie des sciences Moyen âge.
Europe History 476-1492.
Europe History 1492-1648.
Europe Histoire 476-1492.
Europe Histoire 1492-1648.
Europe
Westeuropa
Europe, Western History 476-1492.
Europe, Western History 1492-1648.
Europe 476-1492.
Europe 1492-1648.
Geschichte 1250-1599

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History

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Location: Library main 192291
Call No.: ID D202.C76; ID:97-B3385
Status: Available

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