Global History and the Measures of Early Modern Technology: Europe, East Asia, and the Case of Smoothbore Ballistics.

The article "Global History and the Measures of Early Modern Technology: Europe, East Asia, and the Case of Smoothbore Ballistics" explores the differences in the use of muskets between Europe and East Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. While European militaries prioritized speed and c...

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Published in:	Journal of World History Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 169 - 205
Main Author:	Kang, Hyeok Hweon
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Hawai'i Jun2025
Subjects:	History of science Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 British Civil War, 1642-1649 Military supplies Early modern history Peasants Praise
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost