logo
Product categories

EbookNice.com

Most ebook files are in PDF format, so you can easily read them using various software such as Foxit Reader or directly on the Google Chrome browser.
Some ebook files are released by publishers in other formats such as .awz, .mobi, .epub, .fb2, etc. You may need to install specific software to read these formats on mobile/PC, such as Calibre.

Please read the tutorial at this link.  https://ebooknice.com/page/post?id=faq


We offer FREE conversion to the popular formats you request; however, this may take some time. Therefore, right after payment, please email us, and we will try to provide the service as quickly as possible.


For some exceptional file formats or broken links (if any), please refrain from opening any disputes. Instead, email us first, and we will try to assist within a maximum of 6 hours.

EbookNice Team

(Ebook) The Emperor’s New Mathematics: Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign 1662-1722 by Catherine Jami ISBN 9780199601400, 0199601402

  • SKU: EBN-5758200
Zoomable Image
$ 32 $ 40 (-20%)

Status:

Available

0.0

0 reviews
Instant download (eBook) The Emperor’s New Mathematics: Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign 1662-1722 after payment.
Authors:Catherine Jami
Pages:496 pages.
Year:2012
Editon:1
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Language:english
File Size:5.2 MB
Format:pdf
ISBNS:9780199601400, 0199601402
Categories: Ebooks

Product desciption

(Ebook) The Emperor’s New Mathematics: Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign 1662-1722 by Catherine Jami ISBN 9780199601400, 0199601402

In 1644 the Qing dynasty seized power in China. Its Manchu elite were at first seen by most of their subjects as foreigners from beyond the Great Wall, and the consolidation of Qing rule presented significant cultural and political problems, as well as military challenges. It was the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662-1722) who set the dynasty on a firm footing, and one of his main stratagems to achieve this was the appropriation for imperial purposes of the scientific knowledge brought to China by the Jesuit mission (1582-1773).For almost two centuries, the Jesuits put the sciences in the service of evangelization, teaching and practising what came to be known as 'Western learning' among Chinese scholars, many of whom took an active interest in it. After coming to the throne as a teenager, Kangxi began his life-long intervention in mathematical and scientific matters when he forced a return to the use of Western methods in official astronomy. In middle life, he studied astronomy, musical theory and mathematics, with Jesuits as his teachers. In his last years he sponsored a great compilation covering these three disciplines, and set several of his sons to work on this project. All of this activity formed a vital part of his plan to establish Manchu authority over the Chinese. This book explains why Kangxi made the sciences a tool for laying the foundations of empire, and to show how, as part of this process, mathematics was reconstructed as a branch of imperial learning.
*Free conversion of into popular formats such as PDF, DOCX, DOC, AZW, EPUB, and MOBI after payment.

Related Products