Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning: Three Ancient Chinese Astronomical Systems
Christopher Cullen
€ 192.63
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning: Three Ancient Chinese Astronomical Systems
Hardback. Series: Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Num Pages: 446 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 329 x 2. Weight in Grams: 818.
The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning gives the reader direct access to the foundational documents of the tradition of calculation created by astronomers of the early Chinese empire between the late second century BCE and the third century CE. The paradigm they established was to shape East Asian thought and practice in the field of mathematical astronomy for centuries to come. It was in many ways radically different from better known traditions of astronomy in other parts of the ancient world. This book includes full English translations of the first three systems of mathematical astronomy ... Read more
The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning gives the reader direct access to the foundational documents of the tradition of calculation created by astronomers of the early Chinese empire between the late second century BCE and the third century CE. The paradigm they established was to shape East Asian thought and practice in the field of mathematical astronomy for centuries to come. It was in many ways radically different from better known traditions of astronomy in other parts of the ancient world. This book includes full English translations of the first three systems of mathematical astronomy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World
Condition
New
Weight
817g
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138101173
SKU
V9781138101173
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christopher Cullen
Christopher Cullen is Emeritus Director of the Needham Research Institute, Emeritus Fellow of Darwin College, and Emeritus Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge. He is editor of the Needham Research Institute Series (Routledge).
Reviews for The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning: Three Ancient Chinese Astronomical Systems
Christopher Cullen's expert translations and commentaries provide long-needed access to three foundational texts of Chinese astronomy, and an opening to a much wider understanding of an ancient scientific tradition comparable in richness and sophistication to that of the Mesopotamians and Greeks. - Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, ... Read more