The Emperor's New Mathematics, Catherine Jami

The Emperor's New Mathematics, Catherine Jami. Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722). In goede staat, hardback, Engelstalig, 454 pages, 26 b/w photos, 48 b/w line drawings, Publisher: Oxford University Press.
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• A new insight into the role played by the mathematical sciences in establishing the rule of China's last and greatest dynasty
• Tells the story of the Kangxi emperor as the only ruler of a great empire who personally acquired advanced expertise in mathematics and astronomy
• A study of how sciences and empires have shaped each other in the early modern age, focused on an empire centred in East Asia rather than in Western Europe
• An analysis of the reception of Western mathematics in China prior to the nineteenth century that gives full weight to sources in Chinese and Manchu, as well as in European languages
• A historical analysis of mathematics that ties together its technical aspects with its political and cultural implications