By the numbers : numeracy, religion, and the quantitative transformation of early modern England
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024].
ISBN
9780197608777, 9780197608784
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x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Providence Public - Lobby New Materials
513 088 2024
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513 088 2024
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780197608777, 9780197608784
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-253) and index.
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"During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English numerical practices underwent a complex transformation with wide-ranging impacts on English society and modes of thought. At the beginning of the early modern period, English men and women believed that God had made humans universally numerate, although numbers were not central to their everyday lives. Over the next two centuries, rising literacy rates and the increasing availability of printed books revolutionized modes of arithmetical education, upended the balance between the multiple symbolic systems used to express popular numeracy, and contributed to a wider transformation in numbers as a technology of knowledge"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Otis, J. M. (2024). By the numbers: numeracy, religion, and the quantitative transformation of early modern England . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otis, Jessica Marie. 2024. By the Numbers: Numeracy, Religion, and the Quantitative Transformation of Early Modern England. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otis, Jessica Marie. By the Numbers: Numeracy, Religion, and the Quantitative Transformation of Early Modern England Oxford University Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Otis, Jessica Marie. By the Numbers: Numeracy, Religion, and the Quantitative Transformation of Early Modern England Oxford University Press, 2024.
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