The emperor's new mathematics
Subtitle: Western learning and imperial authority during the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)
By: Catherine Jami
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780199601400
Subjects: Mathematics; History; Civilization; Western influences; Science
Description: Jami explores how the emperor Kangxi solidified the Qing dynasty in 17th-century China through the appropriation of the 'Western learning', and especially the mathematics, of Jesuit missionaries. This text details not only the history of mathematical ideas, but also their political and cultural impact.
Notes: Coloured maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-420) and index.