Search Results for: Astronomy And Mathematics In Ancient China

This is a study and translation of the Zhou bi suan jing, a Chinese work on astronomy and mathematics that reached its final form around the first century AD. T

This book is made up of two parts, the first devoted to general, historical and cultural background, and the second to the development of each subdiscipline tha

China’s most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor who could neither read nor write Chinese, to celebrate victory o

This book is a history of the development of mathematical astronomy in China, from the late third century BCE, to the early 3rd century CE - a period often refe

Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the Uni