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1 online resource (xiv, 182 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
This book explores the interaction between Europe and East Asia between the 16th and the 18th centuries in the field of mathematical sciences, bringing to the fore the role of Portugal as an agent of transmission of European science to East Asia. It is an important contribution to understanding this fundamental period of scientific history, beginning with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in India in 1498 and ending with the expulsion of the Society of Jesus from Portugal in 1759. The former event opened a new era in relations between Europe and Asia, in particular regarding the circulation of scie. |
| Contents |
Macau: an intercultural frontier in the Ming period / Luís Filipe Barreto -- Survey and study of pre-1900 cChinese maps seen in Europe / Li Xiaocong -- Western knowledge of geography reflected in Juan Cobo's Shilu (1593) / Liu Dun -- The continuing influence of the Portuguese: "A new interpretation of world geography" / Wang Qianjin -- Teachers of mathematics in China: the Jesuits and their textbooks (1580-1723) / Catherine Jami -- News from China in sixteenth century Europe: the Portuguese connection / Rui Loureiro -- The Indianization of Spain in the 16th century / Juan Gil -- Jesuit observations and star-mappings in Beijing as the transmission of scientific knowledge / Keizo Hashimoto -- The compilation of the Lixiang Kaochenghoubian, its origin, sources, and social context / Han Qi -- A Japanese reaction to Aristotelian cosmology / Tadashi Yoshida -- Portugal and Korea: obscure connections in the pre-modern sciences before 1900 / Park Seong-Rae -- Translations of Portuguese texts into Konkani and Konkani compositions into Portuguese, with educational influence on literature and art and the transfer of technology / Joseph Velinkar. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- East Asia -- History -- Congresses.
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Mathematics. |
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East Asia. |
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History. |
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Mathematics -- Portugal -- History -- Congresses.
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Portugal. |
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East Asia -- Intellectual life -- Western influences -- History -- Congresses.
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Intellectual life. |
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East Asia -- Intellectual life -- Western influences -- History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Saraiva, Luís.
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| Note |
At head of title: Scientific practices and the Portuguese expansion in Asia (1498-1759) |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Conference "History of Mathematical Sciences:Portugal and East Asia II" (1998 : University of Macao). History of mathematical sciences. Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004 (DLC) 2005394737 |
| ISBN |
981270230X (electronic book) |
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9789812702302 (electronic book) |
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9789812560780 |
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9812560785 |
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9812560785 |
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