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

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

Cullen, Christopher

Paperback

Series: Needham Research Institute Studies, Book 1

Sports GeneralAstronomy & SpaceGeneral Mathematics

ISBN10: 0521035376
ISBN13: 9780521035378
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Jan 18 2007
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.54 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
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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