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The emperor's new mathematics : Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722) /

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Jami explores how the emperor Kangxi solidified the Qing dynasty in 17th-century China through the appropriation of the 'Western learning', and especially the mathematics, of Jesuit missionaries. This text details not only the history of mathematical ideas, but also their political and cul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jami, Catherine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Science > China > History > 17th century.
Science > China > History > 18th century.
Mathematics > China > History > 17th century.
Mathematics > China > History > 18th century.
China > History > Kangxi, 1662-1722.
China > Civilization > Western influences.
Sciences > Chine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sciences > Chine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Mathématiques > Chine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Mathématiques > Chine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Chine > Histoire > 1662-1722 (Kangxi)
Chine > Civilisation > Influence occidentale.
Civilization > Western influences
Mathematics
Science
China
1600-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Jami explores how the emperor Kangxi solidified the Qing dynasty in 17th-century China through the appropriation of the 'Western learning', and especially the mathematics, of Jesuit missionaries. This text details not only the history of mathematical ideas, but also their political and cultural impact.
Item Description:Coloured maps on lining papers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 496 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-420) and index.
ISBN:9780191729218
0191729213