Heavenly Numbers: Astronomy and Authority in Early Imperial China by Christopher Cullen

Heavenly Numbers: Astronomy and Authority in Early Imperial China

Christopher Cullen

432 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

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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 referred to as 'early imperial China'. It narrates the changes in ways of understanding the...

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