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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 /

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 as...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), International Astronomical Union. General Assembly
Other Authors: Ansari, S. M. Razaullah (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2002]
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; volume 274.
Subjects:
Astronomy > Asia > History > Congresses.
Astronomy.
Asia.
Sterrenkunde.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Scientific organising committee
  • 1. Oriental astronomy during the ancient and medieval period
  • 2. Modern astronomy in the Orient
  • 3. Additional contributions
  • List of contributors: brief biodata
  • Index of authors.