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The Measure of Reality
Alfred W. Crosby
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Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600
出版Cambridge University Press, 1997-12-13
主題History / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / WesternHistory / Europe / RenaissanceHistory / Civilization
ISBN05216399059780521639903
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QDjto8j0PE4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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)