The emperor's new mathematics

Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)

By Catherine Jami

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Publish Date

2012

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

eng

Pages

436

Description:

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 cultural impact.

subjects: Mathematics, History, Civilization, Western influences, Science, Science, china, Mathematics, history, China, history, China, civilization, Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik, Jesuiten

Places: China

Times: Kangxi, 1662-1722, 17th century, 18th century