TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crosby A. W.
TI  - The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600
SN  - 9780521554275
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - 94 Історія загалом
N2  - 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 worlds 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
ER  -