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- catalog abstract "As part of the Jesuits' programme of introduction to European culture, in 1607 the Elements of Euclid (d.300 B C) were translated for the first time into Chinese. The translation of this epoch-making ancient Greek textbook on deductive geometry meant a confrontation of contemporary Chinese and European cultures. This work explores in depth and at various levels the circumstances and mechanisms that shaped the transmission of a key work of science from one language and cultural context onto another. Consequently it offers often surprising insights into the ways of intercultural exchange and misunderstandings.".
- catalog contributor b10490829.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "As part of the Jesuits' programme of introduction to European culture, in 1607 the Elements of Euclid (d.300 B C) were translated for the first time into Chinese. The translation of this epoch-making ancient Greek textbook on deductive geometry meant a confrontation of contemporary Chinese and European cultures. This work explores in depth and at various levels the circumstances and mechanisms that shaped the transmission of a key work of science from one language and cultural context onto another. Consequently it offers often surprising insights into the ways of intercultural exchange and misunderstandings.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. I. From Rome to Beijing. Ch. 2. Mathematics in Jesuit Context. Ch. 3. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi in Late Ming Society -- pt. II. The Translation. Ch. 4. Clavius' 1574 Edition. Ch. 5. The Jihe yuanben. Appendix to Ch. 5. The Enunciations of all Propositions -- pt. III. Reception and Influence. Ch. 6. Mathematics in the Service of the Dynasty. Ch. 7. The Ming-Qing Transition. Ch. 8. Three Scholar-Mathematicians of the Late Seventeenth Century. Ch. 9. The Royal Road. Ch. 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-482) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 488 p. :".
- catalog identifier "9004109447 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; v. 40".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Leiden ; Boston : Brill,".
- catalog spatial "China".
- catalog subject "516.2 21".
- catalog subject "Euclid. Elements. Books 1-6. Chinese.".
- catalog subject "Geometry China Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Geometry China History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "QA31 .E8753 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. I. From Rome to Beijing. Ch. 2. Mathematics in Jesuit Context. Ch. 3. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi in Late Ming Society -- pt. II. The Translation. Ch. 4. Clavius' 1574 Edition. Ch. 5. The Jihe yuanben. Appendix to Ch. 5. The Enunciations of all Propositions -- pt. III. Reception and Influence. Ch. 6. Mathematics in the Service of the Dynasty. Ch. 7. The Ming-Qing Transition. Ch. 8. Three Scholar-Mathematicians of the Late Seventeenth Century. Ch. 9. The Royal Road. Ch. 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Euclid in China : the genesis of the first Chinese translation of Euclid's Elements, books I-VI (Jihe yuanben, Beijing, 1607) and its reception up to 1723 / by Peter M. Engelfriet.".
- catalog type "Early works. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".