Euclid in China : the genesis of the first Chinese translation of Euclid's Elements, books I-VI (Jihe yuanben, Beijing, 1607) and its reception up to 1723 / by Peter M. Engelfriet.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-482) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction. Pt. I From Rome to Beijing.
Ch. 2. Mathematics in Jesuit Context: A. The educational mission. Ricci’s pre-mathematical education. B. Clavius’ promotion of the mathematical sciences. Introduction of the Elements. Opposition against mathematics. C. Mathematics in Aristotelian context. Quantity. The Syllogism. D. The "School of Clavius": Ricci’s mathematical training. Limitations of Jesuit mathematics.
Ch. 3. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi in Late Ming Society. A. Matteo Ricci: from Macao to Beijing. B. Calendar reform and a possible earlier translation of Euclid. C. Xu Guangqi’s background. D. Some aspects of intellectual life during the Ming: the cultural environment – Neo-Confucian concepts relevant to science – Diagrams and charts. E. Mathematics during the Ming.
Pt. II The Translation.
Ch. 4. Clavius' 1574 Edition. Preliminary remarks. B. Transmission of the Elements. Arabic translations and Latin middle ages – Renaissance. C. Clavius’ edition. D. Theory of proportions. Clavius versus Commandino: a point of divergence. E. Postulates, axioms and constructions.
Ch. 5. The Jihe yuanben. Editions. Terminology and language. Definitions, axioms and postulates. (Book I-VI).
Appendix to Ch. 5. The Enunciations of all Propositions.
Pt. III Reception and Influence: Ch. 6 Mathematics in the Service of the Dynasty. Xu Guangqi’s preface, Researches into traditional mathematics, books on "forms and numbers". Yuanrongjiao yi : Tongwen suanzhi : The year 1616. The period 1620-1635. Qiqi tushuo ; Jihe yaofa : Calendar reform : Celiang quanyi.
Ch. 7 The Ming-Qing Transition. A. Brief historical survey. B. Chinese cosmology and Western science - Xiong Mingyu - The Fang family. C. "Expansion of Numbers and magnitudes" : the Jihe yue. D. Between Ming and Qing: Huang Zongxi - Lu Shiyi - Wang Xichan.
Ch. 8 Three Scholar-Mathematicians of the Late Seventeenth Century: A. Li Zijin. B. Du Zhigeng: the Jihe lunyue. C. Mei Wending: life till 1700 - Euclidean geometry explained by Gougu - extension to three dimensional space - Views on Mathematics.
Ch. 9 The Royal Road: A. Kangxi Emperor. B. New "Elements". C. Shuli jingyun and beyond.
Ch. 10 Conclusion. App. 1: Preface by Matteo Ricci. App. 2: Preface by Wu Xuehao . Abbreviations – Bibliography – Index.

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Contents: "Ik" zei de gek, "I" Mencius, "I" Laozi, "Zhuang Zhou" Zhuangzi / B.J. Mansvelt Beck -- The development of pre-Qin conceptual terms and their incorporation into Xunzi's thought / M. Sato -- Interpreting written riddles : a typical Chinese way of divination / T. Lippiello -- The poem Laojun bianhua wuji jing : introduction, summary, text and translation / A. Dudink -- Linked verse and linked faiths : an inquiry into the social circle of an eminent Tang dynasty Taoist master / J. de Meyer -- The rise of the Guanyu cult : the Taoist connection / B.J. ter Haar -- Guanyin's acolytes / W.L. Idema -- The forgotten tears of the Lord of Longyang : late Ming stories of male prostitution and connoisseurship / G. Vitiello -- Linked faiths, divergent paths? Some remarks on Taoism and medicine in late Ming and early Qing China / P.M. Engelfriet -- Christian social action in late Ming times : Wang Zheng and his "humanitarian society" / E. Zürcher -- The classification of sciences and the Jesuit mission in late Ming China / N. Standaert -- A host of princes / E. Uitzinger -- Ritual text and performance in the marionette theatre of southern Fujian and Taiwan / R. Ruizendaal.

CONTENTS: Acknowledgements -- Illustrations and Maps – Introduction / Catherine Jami, Peter Engelfriet, and Gregory Blue.
Part I: Historiography and Context:
1. Xu Guangqi in the West: Early Jesuit Sources and the Construction of an Identity / Gregory Blue -- 2. Xu Guangqi in his Context: The World of the Shanghai Gentry / Timothy Brook -- 3. The Image of Xu Guangqi as Author of Christian Texts / Ad Dudink.
Part II: Statesman, Confucian, and Christian:
4. Xu Guangqi and Buddhism / Eric Zürcher -- 5. Xu Guangqi’s Conversion as a Multifaceted Process / Nicolas Standaert -- 6. A Note on the Context of Xu Guangqi's Conversion / Jacques Gernet -– 7. Opposition to Western Science and the Nanjing Persecution / Ad Dudink -- 8. Sun Yuanhua: A Christian Convert Who Put Xu Guangqi’s Military Reform Policy into Practice / Huang Yi-Long.
Part III : Experimenting in the Fields of Tradition:
9. From the Elements to Calendar Reform: Xu Guangqi's Shaping of Scientific Knowledge / Keizo Hashimoto and Catherine Jami -- 10. Xu Guangqi’s Attempts to Integrate Western and Chinese Mathematics / Peter Engelfriet and Siu Man-Keung -- 11. On the Star Catalogue and Atlas of Chongzhen Lishu / Sun Xiaochun -- 12. Who was the Author of the Nongzhen Quanshu? / Francesca Bray and George Métailié -- 13. Astronomy, Chinese and Western: The Influence of Xu Guangqi’s Views in the Early and Mid-Qing / Han Qi -- 14. The Influence of Euclid’s Elements on Xu Guangqi and his Successors / Horng Wann-Sheng -- Xu Guangqi’s Career: An Annotated Chronology / Ad Dudink.
Glossary – Abbreviations--Bibliography—Index--About the Contributors.

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