Granting the seasons : the Chinese astronomical reform of 1280, with a study of its many dimensions and a translation of its records / Nathan Sivin.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Springer, c2009.
Descrizione fisica:
664 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. 1. Astronomical reform and occupation politics 2. Orientation 3. The project: origins and process 4. The astronomers 5. The observatory and its instruments 6. The records 7. Evaluation of the season granting system. Evaluation of the season granting system (part 1). 8. Evaluation of the season granting system (part 2) 9. Canon of the season granting system (part 1) 10. Canon of the season granting system (part 2) 11. Conclusion. Appendix A: The instruments of Kuo Shou-ching. Appendix B: The account of conduct of Kuo Shou-ching. Appendix C: Technical terms. Acknowledgements. Bibliography. Index, glossary
ISBN:
9780387789552
Discipline:
Effemeridi, almanacchi nautici e astronomici--Studi.
