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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 occu

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Author

Alfred W. Crosby

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781107687295

Category

history

Subjects

History, Music, Mathematics

Rating

3.8 / 5 (163 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13