Granting the Seasons: the Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of Its Records: 授時暦叢考

New York: Springer, 2009. 664 pages: illustrations; 25 cm; bibliographical references (pages 617-649) and index. . "Translation and study of the Season-granting system"--Page 5. Two sheets of "Emendations" laid in. Upper board corners gently bumped; spine lightly sunned; else tight clean and very goo(++) to near fine (-) thus. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780387789552

Inscribed lengthily and signed by the author. / Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. [Series]. Contents: Introduction -- Astronomical reform and occupation politics -- Orientation -- The project: origins and process -- The astronomers -- The observatory and its instruments -- The records -- Evaluation of the Season-granting system -- Canon of the Season-granting system -- Appendix A: The instruments of Kuo Shou-ching -- Appendix B: The account of conduct of Kuo Shou-ching -- Appendix C: Technical terms. "China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor who could neither read nor write Chinese, to celebrate victory over China after forty years of devastating war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the working group, the observatory and the science that made it possible."—Publisher. ¶ "Nathan Sivin, born in 1931, is an American historian of Chinese science, medicine, and technology. He is known for his work in the field of Chinese history, particularly in the history of Chinese science and medicine. Sivin studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California, Berkeley, before becoming a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written extensively on the history of Chinese science and its relationship with Chinese culture and society. One of his most well-known works is "Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections," in which he explores the development of scientific thought and practice in China, from antiquity to the modern era. He has also written about the history of Chinese medicine, including the practice of acupuncture and the development of medical theory. Sivin's work is characterized by a deep understanding of both Chinese and Western scientific traditions, and he has been instrumental in promoting a more nuanced understanding of the history of science that goes beyond a Eurocentric perspective." —Bing ¶ Astronomie chinoise -- Histoire. Astronomy, Chinese. Identifier: Geschichte; 1280 Class Descriptors: LC: QB17; Dewey: 520.951 Other Titles: 授時暦叢考 Chinese astronomical reform of 1280; Shou shih li cong kao; Season-granting system. Responsibility: Nathan Sivin; with the research collaboration of the late Kiyosi Yabuuti 薮内清 and Shigeru Nakayama 中山茂. Nathan Sivin; with the research collaboration of the late Kiyosi Yabuuti, Yabuuchi Kiyosi, and Shigeru Nakayama, Nakayama Shigeru.