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Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The ’Zhou Bi Suan Jing’

By Christopher Cullen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0521550890, 9780521550895, 0521035376, 9780521035378, 9780511563720
LCC
QA27.C5 C85 1996
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6996037 bytes)
Series
Needham Research Institute Studies
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
255\256
Topic
Education
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is a study and translation of the Zhou bi suan jing, a Chinese work on astronomy and mathematics that reached its final form around the first century AD. The author provides the first easily accessible introduction to the developing mathematical and observational practices of ancient Chinese astronomers and shows how the generation and validation of knowledge about the heavens in Han dynasty China related closely to developments in statecraft and politics. This book will be fascinating reading for scholars in the history of science, Chinese history, and astronomy.

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