Granting the Seasons: The Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, with a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of Its Records

by Nathan Sivin

Book Overview

Astronomical Reform and Occupation Politics.- Orientation.- The Project: Origins and Process.- The Astronomers.- The Observatory and its Instruments.- The Records.- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System.- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System, Part 2.- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 1.- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 2.- Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441927077
• ISBN13: 9781441927071
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"