The emperor's new mathematics
Jami, Catherine.
The emperor's new mathematics Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722) / [electronic resource] : Catherine Jami. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191729218 (ebook) : No price
Science--History--China--17th century.
Science--History--China--18th century.
Mathematics--History--China--17th century.
Mathematics--History--China--18th century.
China--History--Kangxi, 1662-1722.
China--Civilization--Western influences.
Q127
509.5109032
The emperor's new mathematics Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722) / [electronic resource] : Catherine Jami. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191729218 (ebook) : No price
Science--History--China--17th century.
Science--History--China--18th century.
Mathematics--History--China--17th century.
Mathematics--History--China--18th century.
China--History--Kangxi, 1662-1722.
China--Civilization--Western influences.
Q127
509.5109032