Euclid in China : a survey of the historical background of the first Chinese translation of Euclid's Elements (Jihe yuanben: Beijing, 1607), an analysis of the translation, and a study of its influence up to 1723
The subject of this volume is the first translation (1607) into Chinese of Euclid's Elements (± 300 BC) and its reception in seventeenth century China. The book covers mathematical and linguistic matters and deals extensively with the cultural and intellectual context.
418 p. ; 21 cm
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