Astral Sciences in Early Imperial China
Observation, Sagehood and the Individual
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av Daniel Patrick Morgan, Paris) Morgan, Daniel Patrick (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.Challenging monolithic modern narratives about 'Chinese science', Daniel Patrick Morgan examines the astral sciences in China c.221 BCE-750 CE as a study in the disunities of scientific cultures and the narratives by which ancients and moderns alike have fought to instil them with a sense of unity. The book focuses on four unifying 'legends' recounted by contemporary subjects: the first two, redolent of antiquity, are the 'observing of signs' and 'granting of seasons' by ancient sage kings; and the other two, redolent of modernity, involve the pursuit of 'accuracy' and historical 'accumulation' to this end. Juxtaposing legend with the messy realities of practice, Morgan reveals how such narratives were told, imagined, and re-imagined in response to evolving tensions. He argues that, whether or not 'empiricism' and 'progress' are real, we must consider the real effects of such narratives as believed in and acted upon in the history of astronomy in China.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-08-03
- Mått157 x 235 x 16 mm
- Vikt550 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor268
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781107139022
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