Measurer of All Things: John Greaves (1602-1652), the Great Pyramid, and Early Modern Metrology

John Greaves' "Pyramidographia" and his entire scientific career, situated in their wider European context, articulated the nature of early Orientalism and provided a fine entry point into a foreign world of learned practices and methods.

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Published inJournal of the history of ideas Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 555 - 575
Main Author Shalev, Zur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Johns Hopkins University Press 01.10.2002
University of Pennsylvania Press
Subjects
Antiquarianism
Astronomy
Cultural history
Egyptian civilization
Egyptology
Greaves, John (1602-52)
History of ideas
History of philosophy
History of science
John Greaves
Literary criticism
Mathematics
Measurement systems
Metrology
Observational astronomy
Orientalism
Philology
Philosophy
Renaissance art
Said, Edward
Scientists
Travel
Weights and measures
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Summary:John Greaves' "Pyramidographia" and his entire scientific career, situated in their wider European context, articulated the nature of early Orientalism and provided a fine entry point into a foreign world of learned practices and methods.
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ISSN:0022-5037
1086-3222
1086-3222
DOI:10.1353/jhi.2003.0011