By the numbers: numeracy, religion, and the quantitative transformation of early modern England

"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 num...

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Main Author: Otis, Jessica Marie (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2024]
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Further subjects:B British & Irish history
B MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy
B 17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.)
B HIS015030
B Social & Cultural History
B 16. Jahrhundert (1500 bis 1599 n. Chr.)
B 1500 to c 1700 / Early modern history: c 1450
B Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
B MATHEMATICS / Arithmetic
B Numeracy (England) History To 1500
B Numeracy Religious aspects Christianity
B Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein
B Europäische Geschichte
B Literary studies: general
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Otis, Jessica Marie: By the numbers. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]. - 9780197608807

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505 8 0 |a Introduction. "Number, weight and measure" : numeracy in early modern England -- "The dyuers wittes of man" : the multiplicity and materiality of numbers -- "Finding out false reckonings" : trust and the function of numbers -- "Set them to the cyphering schoole" : reading, writing, and arithmetical education -- "According to our computation here" : quantifying time -- "It is odds of many to one" : quantifying chance and risk -- "Davids arithmetic" : quantifying the people -- Epilogue. "Heau'ns great arithmetician" : living in a numerical world. 
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