History of mathematical sciences: portugal and east asia iii - the jesuits, the padroado and east asian science (1552-1773)
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812771254
Date de publication :
25 févr. 2008
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
One significant outcome of the missionary efforts of the Society of Jesus was the transmission of mathematical sciences from early modern Europe to East Asia. This book brings together important data and analyses on the extent to and ways in which the Jesuits' scientific culture as well as the Portuguese policies shaped the Western learning.