عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QA27.C5 C85 1996
QA27
.
C5
C85
1996
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0521550890
(Number (ISBN
9780521550895
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b800412
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the Zhou bi suan jing /
First Statement of Responsibility
Christopher Cullen.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 241 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Needham Research Institute studies ;
Volume Designation
1
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The background of the Zhou bi -- The Zhou bi and its contents -- The origins of the work -- The later history of the Zhou bi -- Zhou bi suan jing: translation -- The preface of Zhao Shuang. The book of Shang Gao. The book of Chen Zi. The square and the circle. The seven heng. The shapes of heaven and earth; day and night. The xuan ji; polar and tropical conditions. The graduated circle and north polar distance. The shadow table. Lunar lag. Rising, setting and seasons. Calendrical cycles -- Appendix 1 Zhao Shuang and Pythagoras' theorem -- Appendix 2 Zhao Shuang and the height of the sun -- Appendix 3 Zhao Shuang and the diagram of the seven heng -- Appendix 4 The old shadow table.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This is a study and translation of the Zhou bi suan jing, a Chinese work on astronomy and mathematics which reached its final form around the first century AD. The author provides the first easily accessible introduction to the developing mathematical and observational practices of ancient Chinese astronomers and shows how the generation and validation of knowledge about the heavens in Han dynasty China related closely to developments in statecraft and politics. The book will be of equal interest to historians of science and those studying the history of Chinese culture.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Astronomy, Chinese.
Mathematics, Chinese.
Astronomy, Chinese.
Astronomie.
Chine.
Histoire-- av. 1er siècle.
Mathématiques.
31.01 history of mathematics.
Astronomie-- Histoire-- Chine.
Astronomy, Chinese-- History.
Astronomy, Chinese.
Mathematics, Chinese-- History.
Mathematics, Chinese.
Mathématiques-- Histoire-- Chine.
Sterrenkunde.
Wiskunde.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
510/
.
931
Edition
20
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QA27
.
C5
Book number
C85
1996
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
31
.
01
System Code
bcl
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Cullen, Christopher.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207124540.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
