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The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing' (Needham Research Institute Studies)

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Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China

The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing' (Needham Research Institute Studies)

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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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English
Pages
255

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Cover of: Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China
Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing'
2011, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China
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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Cover of: Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China
Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China: the Zhou bi suan jing
1996, Cambridge University Press
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Library of Congress
QA27.C5 C85 1996, QA27.C5 C85 2006

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
255
Dimensions
9.6 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
Weight
15.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7715162M
Internet Archive
astronomymathema0000cull
ISBN 10
0521035376
ISBN 13
9780521035378
LCCN
95032979
OCLC/WorldCat
148640054
Library Thing
1790789
Goodreads
410068

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