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This finite study examines how exactitude has come to occupy such a prominent place in Western culture. Beginning with the late 18th century and continuing into the 20th, the essays here support the view that centralizing states and large-scale commercial enterprises have long been the major promoters of numerical precision. Photos & illus.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780691016016
  • ISBN-10: 0691016011
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publish Date: April 1997
  • Dimensions: 8.52 x 6.76 x 0.93 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
  • Page Count: 380

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