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Mathematics and astronomy in the ancient world : an East-Asian perspective / Daniel Patrick Morgan, Tang Quan, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- International Conference on the History of Ancient Mathematics and Astronomy (2nd : 2018 : Xi'an Shi, China).
- Series:
- Classics India religion and philosophy series
- Religion and Philosophy Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics, Ancient--Congresses.
- Mathematics, Ancient.
- Astronomy, Ancient--Congresses.
- Astronomy, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2025]
- Contents:
- Part 1: China
- Chapter 1. Modeling Heaven and Earth: Application of the Constellation Yi and the Nine Palaces in the Planning of the Western Zhou Capital at Luoyi
- Chapter 2. A Statistical Approach to Numerical Sequences on Ancient Chinese Artifacts
- Chapter 3. On the Variety of Language in Formulating the same Procedure in Litian Land Measurement Problems in Excavated Qin-Han Mathematical Manuscripts
- Chapter 4. A Radical Proposition on the Origins of the Received Mathematical Classic the Gnomon of Zhou (Zhoubi )
- Chapter 5. What is the Science of Du and Shu in the Chongzhen lishu ?
- Part 2: Korea
- Chapter 6. Binomial Expansions in Joseon Mathematics
- Chapter 7. The Mathematics of a Prime Minister of Joseon, Choi Seog-jeong
- Chapter 8. Solar Activities and Climate Change during the Last Millennium as Evidenced in Korean Chronicles
- Part 3: Japan
- Chapter 9. Japanese Mathematics from the Seventh to Sixteenth Century
- Part 4: West and East From Asia
- Chapter 10. Sunrise and Sunset Times of the Chinese Chngxi-Dmng Calendar
- Chapter 11. Three Texts Concerning Planetary Periods from Babylon
- Chapter 12. The research about the Antikythera Mechanism: old and new questions
- Chapter 13. Thbit ibn Qurras Handling of Indian Trigonometry
- Chapter 14. Estimating the Gregorian Arrival Date of the Mori to Aotearoa-New Zealand.
- Notes:
- Selected conference proceedings.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 7, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Morgan, Daniel Patrick Mathematics and Astronomy in the Ancient World
- ISBN:
- 9783031938092
- 3031938097
- Publisher Number:
- 90102711001
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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