Luis Saraiva, ed., History of Mathematical Sciences:Portugal and East Asia IV - Europe and China: Science and the Arts in the 17th and 18th Centuries [Kindle Edition] (2012)
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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 2165 KB
Print Length: 340 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 9814390437
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (17 Sep 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B00AF11T9A
Product Description
Missionaries, and in particular the Portuguese Assistancy of the Society of Jesus, played a fundamental role in the dissemination of Western scientific knowledge in East Asia. They also brought to Europe a deeper knowledge of Asian countries. This volume brings together a series of essays analyzing important new data on this significant scientific and cultural exchange, including several in-depth discussions of new sources relevant to Jesuit scientific activities at the Chinese Emperor's Court. It includes major contributions examining various case studies that range from the work of some individual missionaries (Karel Slavícek, Guillaume Bonjour) in Beijing during the reigns of Kangxi and Yongzheng to the cultural exchange between a Korean envoy and the Beijing Jesuits during the early 18th century. Focusing in particular on the relationship between science and the arts, this volume also features articles pertaining to the historical contributions made by Tomás Pereira and Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot, to the exchange of musical knowledge between China and Europe.
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