The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise

by Ping Ying Chang

Book Overview

This book offers a new insight into one of the most interesting and long-lived institutions known to historians of science, the Chinese imperial Astronomical Bureau, which for two millennia observed, recorded, interpreted and predicted the movements of the celestial bodies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032354909
• ISBN13: 9781032354903
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"