Granting the Seasons The Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, with a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of Its Records |
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| Author:
| Sivin, Nathan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-387-78955-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $250.95 |
Book Description:
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China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible.
China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible.