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Astronomy and Calendars – The Other Chinese Mathematics: 104 BC - AD 1644
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Martzloff, Jean-Claude

Presented from the viewpoint of the history of mathematics, this book explores both epistemological aspects of Chinese traditional mathematical astronomy and lunisolar calendrical calculations. The following issues are addressed: (1) connections with non-Chinese cultural areas; (2) the possibility or impossibility of using mathematics to predict astronomical phenomena, a question that was const…

Edition
Ed. 1
ISBN/ISSN
978-3-662-49718-0
Collation
XXXV, 471
Series Title
Lecture Notes in Chemistry
Call Number
530.1 MAR a