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

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The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise - Chang, Ping-Ying
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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.

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The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise 2024, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781032354903

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The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise 2022, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780367439675

Hardcover