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The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850 - Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise (Hardcover)
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The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850 - Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise (Hardcover)
Series: Needham Research Institute Series
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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. Utilising archival material, such as the resumes written
for imperial audiences and personnel administration records, the
book traces the rise and fall of more than thirty hereditary
families serving at the Astronomical Bureau from the late Ming
period to the end of the Qing dynasty. The book also presents an
in-depth view into the organisation and function of the Bureau and
succinctly charts the impacts of historical developments during the
Ming and Qing periods, including the Regency of Prince Dorgon, the
influence of the Jesuits, the relationship between the Kangxi and
Yongzheng emperors and the He family and the failure of the bureau
to predict correctly the solar eclipse of 1730. Presenting a social
history of the Qing Astronomical Bureau from the perspective of
hereditary astronomer families, this book will be of interest to
scholars and students of Chinese Imperial history, the history of
science and Asian history.
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