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The Spatial Reformation: Euclid Between Man, Cosmos, and God (Intellectual History of the Modern Age)
Full title: | The Spatial Reformation: Euclid Between Man, Cosmos, and God (Intellectual History of the Modern Age) |
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ISBN: | 9780812250664 |
ISBN 10: | 0812250664 |
Authors: | Sauter, Michael J. |
Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Num. pages: | 344 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2019 |
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Synopsis
In The Spatial Reformation, Michael J. Sauter Offers A Sweeping History Of The Way Europeans Conceived Of Three-dimensional Space, Including The Relationship Between Earth And The Heavens, Between 1350 And 1850. He Argues That This Spatial Reformation Provoked A Reorganization Of Knowledge In The West That Was Arguably As Important As The Religious Reformation. Notably, It Had Its Own Sacred Text, Which Proved As Central And Was As Ubiquitously Embraced: Euclid's Elements. Aside From The Bible, No Other Work Was So Frequently Reproduced In The Early Modern Era. According To Sauter, Its Penetration And Suffusion Throughout European Thought And Experience Call For A Deliberate Reconsideration Not Only Of What Constitutes The Intellectual Foundation Of The Early Modern Era But Also Of Its Temporal Range. -- Michael J. Sauter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.