The measure of reality : quantification and Western society, 1250-1600 /
"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 meas...
| Основен автор: | Crosby, Alfred W., (Author) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1997.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=656897 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Measure of reality |
Съдържание:
- 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.