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The spatial reformation : Euclid between man, cosmos, and God / Michael J. Sauter.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sauter, Michael J., author.
- Series:
- Intellectual history of the modern age.
- Intellectual history of the modern age
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euclid--Influence.
- Euclid.
- Space--Social aspects--History.
- Space.
- Geometry--Social aspects--History.
- Geometry.
- Space--Philosophy--History.
- Europe--Intellectual life--History.
- Europe.
- Europe--Civilization--History.
- Genre:
- History
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- The Spatial Reformation offers a sweeping history of the way Europeans conceived of three-dimensional space, between 1350 and 1850, and calls for a deliberate reconsideration not only of what constitutes the intellectual foundation of the early modern era but also of its temporal range.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction. The Spatial Reformation; Chapter 1. From Sacred Texts to Secular Space; Chapter 2. The Renaissance and the Round Ball; Chapter 3. Divine Melancholy; Chapter 4. Eden's End; Chapter 5. Modest Ravings; Chapter 6. Strangers to the World; Conclusion. Prosaic Reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780812295559
- 0812295552
- OCLC:
- 1079008480
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