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History of Oriental Astronomy: Proceedings of the Joint Discussion-17 at the 23rd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, organised by the Commission 41 (History of Astronomy), held in Kyoto, August 25–26, 1997

By Y. Maeyama (auth.) , S. M. Razaullah Ansari (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2002
ISBN
978-90-481-6033-4, 978-94-015-9862-0
DOI
10.1007/978-94-015-9862-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21568979 bytes)
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library 275
Edition
1
Pages
288\281
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
AstronomyObservations and Techniques; History; Cultural Her

Description

This volume deals specifically with recent original research in the history of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Islamic, and Indian astronomy. It strikes a balance between landmarks in the history of ancient and medieval astronomy in the Orient on one hand, and on the other the transmission of European astronomy into the countries of the Orient. Most contributions are based on research by experts in this field. The book also indicates the status of astronomy research in non-European cultural areas of the world. It will be of interest to historians of astronomy and science, and students of cultural heritage.

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