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| Autore principale: | Jami, Catherine.
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| Titolo: | The emperor's new mathematics : Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign, 1662-1722 / Catherine Jami. |
| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : Oxford university press, 2012. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XV, 436 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of boxes, tables, charts and illustrations. Introduction. Pt. 1. Western learning and the Ming-Qing transition: 1. The Jesuits and Mathematics in China (1582-1644) 2. Western learning under new dynasty (1644-1666). Pt. 2. The first two decades of Kangxi's rule: 3. The emperor and his astronomer (1668-1688) 4. A mathematical scholar in Jangan: the first half-life of Mei Wending 5. The king's mathematicians': a French Jesuit mission in China 6. Inspecting the souther sky: Kangxi at the Nanjing observatory. Pt. 3. Mathematics for the emperor: 7. Teaching French science at the court: Gerbillon and Bouvet's tutoring 8. The imperial road to geometry: new Elements of geometry 9. Calculation for the emperor: the wrintings of a discreet mathamtician 10. Astronomy in the capital, 1689-1693: scholars, officials and ruler. Pt. 4. Turning to Chinese scholars and Bannermen: 11. The 1700s: reversal of alliance? 12. The office of mathematics: foundation and staff 13. The Jesuits and innovation in imperial science. Pt. 5. Mathematics for the empire: 14. The construction of the Essence of numbers and their principles 15. Methods and material culture in the Essence of numbers and their principls 16. A new mathematical classic?. Conclusion. Main units. Bibliography. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780199601400 |
| Discipline: | Matematica--Accademie e istituzioni. Astronomia--Accademie e istituzioni. |
| Persone: | Kangxi, imperatore della Cina, 1654-1722. |
| Enti: | Gesuiti. |
| Luoghi: | Cina. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVII. Secolo XVIII. |
| Collocazione: | LS 19854 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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