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the Zhou bi suan jing

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An edition of Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China (1996)

Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China

the Zhou bi suan jing

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This is a study and translation of the Zhou bi suan jing, a Chinese work on astronomy and mathematics which 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.

The book will be of equal interest to historians of science and those studying the history of Chinese culture.

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Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Pages
241

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Astronomy, Chinese, Chinese Astronomy, Chinese Mathematics, Mathematics, Chinese

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Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing'
2011, Cambridge University Press
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Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing' (Needham Research Institute Studies)
January 18, 2007, Cambridge University Press
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Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China: the Zhou bi suan jing
1996, Cambridge University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index.

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Cambridge, New York
Series
Needham Research Institute studies ;, 1
Other Titles
Chou pi suan ching. English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510/.931
Library of Congress
QA27.C5 C85 1996, QA27.C5 C85 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 241 p. :
Number of pages
241

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Open Library
OL797042M
ISBN 10
0521550890
LCCN
95032979
OCLC/WorldCat
123263426
Library Thing
1790789
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4033397

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