Lüli yuanyuan

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Lüli yuanyuan

Chinese compendium

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Mei Juecheng
…of the chief editors of Lüli yuanyuan (c. 1723; “Source of Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy”), a compendium on music, mathematics, and astronomy. Unlike earlier such endeavours, this was purely a work of Chinese authorship; Jesuits were not involved in the compilation. The Lüli yuanyuan reapportioned credit to Chinese scholars for…
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…of the chief editors of Lüli yuanyuan (c. 1723; “Source of Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy”), a compendium on music, mathematics, and astronomy. Unlike earlier such endeavours, this was purely a work of Chinese authorship; Jesuits were not involved in the compilation. The Lüli yuanyuan reapportioned credit to Chinese scholars for…
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Minggantu
…compilation of the imperially commissioned Lüli yuanyuan (c. 1723; “Source of Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy”), a compendium in three sections: mathematics, astronomy, and musical harmony. From 1737 to 1742 he worked with the Jesuits on the revision of its astronomical section. While retaining the general details of the solar system…
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…compilation of the imperially commissioned Lüli yuanyuan (c. 1723; “Source of Mathematical Harmonics and Astronomy”), a compendium in three sections: mathematics, astronomy, and musical harmony. From 1737 to 1742 he worked with the Jesuits on the revision of its astronomical section. While retaining the general details of the solar system…
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