The Chinese Astronomical Bureau, 1620-1850: Lineages, Bureaucracy and Technical Expertise

By Ping Ying Chang

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367439670
• ISBN13: 9780367439675
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"