The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850 Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise |
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| Author:
| Chang, Ping-Ying |
| Series title: | Needham Research Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-72822-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2022 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $48.95USD $180.00USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a new insight into one of the most interesting and long-lived institutions known to historians of science, the Chinese imperial Astronomical Bureau, which for two millennia observed, recorded, interpreted and predicted the movements of the celestial bodies.
This book offers a new insight into one of the most interesting and long-lived institutions known to historians of science, the Chinese imperial Astronomical Bureau, which for two millennia observed, recorded, interpreted and predicted the movements of the celestial bodies.