The emperor's new mathematics Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)

The emperor's new mathematics Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)

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 cul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jami, Catherine
Format: Electronic Resource
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012.
Subjects:
Science > China > History > 17th century.
Science > China > History > 18th century.
Mathematics > China > History > 17th century.
Mathematics > China > History > 18th century.
Electronic books.
China > History > Kangxi, 1662-1722.
China > Civilization > Western influences.
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