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introduction. Incommensurable Cultures? 1 1 Trading Clocks, Globes, and Captives in the End Time 8 2 Exchanging Heliocentrism for Ur-Text 47 3 Transcending Time in the Scribal East 76 4 Converting Measurements and Invoking the “Linguistic Leviathan” 104 5 Exchanging Heavens and Hearts 139 conclusion. From “Incommensurability of Cultures” to Mutually Embraced Zones 163 Acknowledgments 167 Notes 171 Selected Bibliography 219 Index 237 c o n t e n t s This page intentionally left blank ...

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