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Europe and China [[electronic resource] ] : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva
| Europe and China [[electronic resource] ] : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SaraivaLuís |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - East Asia - History
Mathematics - China - History Mathematics - Portugal - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-73937-2
981-4390-44-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; HISTORY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: PORTUGAL AND EAST ASIA IV; Foreword Luís SARAIVA; 1. Introduction: Portuguese History of Mathematical Sciences and East Asia; 2. The Beijing meeting; 2.1. Section I: Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia (two papers); 2.2. Section II: The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe (two papers); 2.3. Section III: Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) (four papers); 2.4. Section IV: New sources on Western science at the Chinese Emperor's Court (three papers)
2.5. Section V: Missionaries in Beijing during the reigns of Kangxi and Yongzheng (three papers)CONTENTS; Photographs of conference participants; I. Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia; Portugal and the Jesuit mission to China: trends in historiography Rui Magone; 1. Two Paradigms; 2. One Book; 3. Gestalt Switch; Evangelization, politics, and technology transfer in 17th-century Cochinchina: the case of João da Cruz Alexei Volkov; 1. Introduction; 2. João da Cruz: The Conventional Biographies; 3. João and the Two Missions; 4. Problems with the Conventional Biography 5. João's Background: An Alternative Version6. João's Knighthood: An Evidence?; 7. The Letter of da Gama; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References88; APPENDIX A - The cannons made by João currently exhibited at the Ministry of Defence in Bangkok; APPENDIX B - João's bronze gong; II. The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe; The Jesuits and their study of Chinese astronomy and chronology in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Han Qi; 1. Chinese Chronology versus Biblical Chronology: The Origins of the Study of Chinese Astronomy in Europe 2. Cassini and His Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomical Observations3. Jesuit Astronomers and Their Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomy; 4. Foucquet's Criticism of Chinese Chronology and Gaubil's Refutation of Chinese Astronomy; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; The Jesuit Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot and Chinese music in the eighteenth century Nii Yoko; 1. Introduction; 2. Antiquity of Chinese Music; 3. "Science" and Chinese Music; 4. Amiot's "Science" in China and the Eighteenth-Century Europe; 5. Conclusion; References; III. Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) Some data on Tomás Pereira's (Xu Risheng ) biography and manuscripts Isabel Pina1. Tomás Pereira's Family and Portuguese Background (1646-1666); 2. From Lisbon to Goa (1666-1671); 3. The Stay in Goa (1666-1671); 4. The Sojourn in Macau (1671-1672); 5. Summoned to Beijing; 6. Pereira's Manuscripts in European Languages; Acknowledgments; References; Pereira's trip to Tartary in 1685 Davor Antonucci; 1. Introduction; 2. Jesuits' "Rediscovery" of Tartary; 3. Pereira's Trips to Tartary: 1688, 1689 and 1696; 4. Pereira's Trip to Tartary: The 1685 "Hunting Trip"; 5. Final Remarks; Acknowledgments References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464787303321 |
| Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Europe and China [[electronic resource] ] : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva
| Europe and China [[electronic resource] ] : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SaraivaLuís |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - East Asia - History
Mathematics - China - History Mathematics - Portugal - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-73937-2
981-4390-44-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; HISTORY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: PORTUGAL AND EAST ASIA IV; Foreword Luís SARAIVA; 1. Introduction: Portuguese History of Mathematical Sciences and East Asia; 2. The Beijing meeting; 2.1. Section I: Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia (two papers); 2.2. Section II: The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe (two papers); 2.3. Section III: Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) (four papers); 2.4. Section IV: New sources on Western science at the Chinese Emperor's Court (three papers)
2.5. Section V: Missionaries in Beijing during the reigns of Kangxi and Yongzheng (three papers)CONTENTS; Photographs of conference participants; I. Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia; Portugal and the Jesuit mission to China: trends in historiography Rui Magone; 1. Two Paradigms; 2. One Book; 3. Gestalt Switch; Evangelization, politics, and technology transfer in 17th-century Cochinchina: the case of João da Cruz Alexei Volkov; 1. Introduction; 2. João da Cruz: The Conventional Biographies; 3. João and the Two Missions; 4. Problems with the Conventional Biography 5. João's Background: An Alternative Version6. João's Knighthood: An Evidence?; 7. The Letter of da Gama; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References88; APPENDIX A - The cannons made by João currently exhibited at the Ministry of Defence in Bangkok; APPENDIX B - João's bronze gong; II. The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe; The Jesuits and their study of Chinese astronomy and chronology in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Han Qi; 1. Chinese Chronology versus Biblical Chronology: The Origins of the Study of Chinese Astronomy in Europe 2. Cassini and His Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomical Observations3. Jesuit Astronomers and Their Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomy; 4. Foucquet's Criticism of Chinese Chronology and Gaubil's Refutation of Chinese Astronomy; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; The Jesuit Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot and Chinese music in the eighteenth century Nii Yoko; 1. Introduction; 2. Antiquity of Chinese Music; 3. "Science" and Chinese Music; 4. Amiot's "Science" in China and the Eighteenth-Century Europe; 5. Conclusion; References; III. Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) Some data on Tomás Pereira's (Xu Risheng ) biography and manuscripts Isabel Pina1. Tomás Pereira's Family and Portuguese Background (1646-1666); 2. From Lisbon to Goa (1666-1671); 3. The Stay in Goa (1666-1671); 4. The Sojourn in Macau (1671-1672); 5. Summoned to Beijing; 6. Pereira's Manuscripts in European Languages; Acknowledgments; References; Pereira's trip to Tartary in 1685 Davor Antonucci; 1. Introduction; 2. Jesuits' "Rediscovery" of Tartary; 3. Pereira's Trips to Tartary: 1688, 1689 and 1696; 4. Pereira's Trip to Tartary: The 1685 "Hunting Trip"; 5. Final Remarks; Acknowledgments References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789348003321 |
| Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Europe and China : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva
| Europe and China : science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries / / edited by Luis M.R. Saraiva |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SaraivaLuis |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - East Asia - History
Mathematics - China - History Mathematics - Portugal - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-73937-2
981-4390-44-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; HISTORY OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: PORTUGAL AND EAST ASIA IV; Foreword Luís SARAIVA; 1. Introduction: Portuguese History of Mathematical Sciences and East Asia; 2. The Beijing meeting; 2.1. Section I: Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia (two papers); 2.2. Section II: The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe (two papers); 2.3. Section III: Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) (four papers); 2.4. Section IV: New sources on Western science at the Chinese Emperor's Court (three papers)
2.5. Section V: Missionaries in Beijing during the reigns of Kangxi and Yongzheng (three papers)CONTENTS; Photographs of conference participants; I. Portugal and the Jesuit missions in Asia; Portugal and the Jesuit mission to China: trends in historiography Rui Magone; 1. Two Paradigms; 2. One Book; 3. Gestalt Switch; Evangelization, politics, and technology transfer in 17th-century Cochinchina: the case of João da Cruz Alexei Volkov; 1. Introduction; 2. João da Cruz: The Conventional Biographies; 3. João and the Two Missions; 4. Problems with the Conventional Biography 5. João's Background: An Alternative Version6. João's Knighthood: An Evidence?; 7. The Letter of da Gama; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References88; APPENDIX A - The cannons made by João currently exhibited at the Ministry of Defence in Bangkok; APPENDIX B - João's bronze gong; II. The Jesuits and the knowledge of China in Europe; The Jesuits and their study of Chinese astronomy and chronology in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Han Qi; 1. Chinese Chronology versus Biblical Chronology: The Origins of the Study of Chinese Astronomy in Europe 2. Cassini and His Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomical Observations3. Jesuit Astronomers and Their Study of Ancient Chinese Astronomy; 4. Foucquet's Criticism of Chinese Chronology and Gaubil's Refutation of Chinese Astronomy; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; The Jesuit Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot and Chinese music in the eighteenth century Nii Yoko; 1. Introduction; 2. Antiquity of Chinese Music; 3. "Science" and Chinese Music; 4. Amiot's "Science" in China and the Eighteenth-Century Europe; 5. Conclusion; References; III. Tomás Pereira (1646-1708) Some data on Tomás Pereira's (Xu Risheng ) biography and manuscripts Isabel Pina1. Tomás Pereira's Family and Portuguese Background (1646-1666); 2. From Lisbon to Goa (1666-1671); 3. The Stay in Goa (1666-1671); 4. The Sojourn in Macau (1671-1672); 5. Summoned to Beijing; 6. Pereira's Manuscripts in European Languages; Acknowledgments; References; Pereira's trip to Tartary in 1685 Davor Antonucci; 1. Introduction; 2. Jesuits' "Rediscovery" of Tartary; 3. Pereira's Trips to Tartary: 1688, 1689 and 1696; 4. Pereira's Trip to Tartary: The 1685 "Hunting Trip"; 5. Final Remarks; Acknowledgments References |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Science and arts in the 17th and 18th centuries
History of mathematical sciences: Portugal and East Asia IV |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828906403321 |
| Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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