The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250–1600 - Crosby, Alfred W. (University of Texas, Austin) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521554275 - November 28, 1996
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The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250–1600

Crosby, Alfred W. (University of Texas, Austin)

The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250–1600

This 1997 book discusses the shift from qualitative to quantitative perception which occurred in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance and which was to lead to western domination of science and technology.


262 pages, 19 b/w illus.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 28, 1996
ISBN13 9780521554275
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 262
Dimensions 160 × 235 × 23 mm   ·   632 g   (Weight (estimated))
Language English  

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