Subject: Mathematicians--China--17th-18th centuries

China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen
AuthorHu Minghui 胡明輝
PlaceSeattle
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfHallway Cases, Digital Archives
Call NumberB5234.T324 H83 2015
Descriptionxi, 285 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note

China's transition to modernity : the new classical vision of Dai Zhen / Minghui Hu.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The man and his times -- How Jesuit science conquered the Kangxi court -- Searching for truth in the origins of civilizations -- How to build a coalition around science -- An outsider enters the mainstream -- How to dethrone Jesuit science -- Bringing it home to the palace of light -- Legibility of visionary scholars.

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ISBN9780295994765 ; 0295994762
LCCN2014050175
Chinese hereditary mathematician families of the Astronomical Bureau, 1620--1850
AuthorChang Ping-Ying [aka Zhang Bingying 張秉瑩 - 张秉莹]
Place[New York]
Publisher[City University of New York]
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation (PDF)
Series
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberQA33.C5 C428 2015
Descriptionpdf. [280 leaves ; 29 cm]
Note

Chinese hereditary mathematician families of the Astronomical Bureau, 1620--1850 / Ping-Ying Chang.

Thesis, Ph.D. (History)--City University of New York, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references.
City University of New York. History, degree granting institution. Joseph W. Dauben, degree supervisor.

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