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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables xi
- Chinese Dynasties xv
- Abbreviations xix
- Preface xxi
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I. Introduction
- Prologue 3
- 1. Ming Classification on the Eve of Jesuit Contact 24
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II. Natural Studies and the Jesuits
- 2. The Late Ming Calendar Crisis and Gregorian Reform 63
- 3. Sino-Jesuit Accommodations During the Seventeenth Century 107
- 4. The Limits of Western Learning in the Early Eighteenth Century 150
- 5. The Jesuit Role as Experts in High Qing Cartography and Technology 190
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III. Evidential Research and Natural Studies
- 6. Evidential Research and the Restoration of Ancient Learning 225
- 7. Seeking the Truth and High Qing Mathematics 255
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IV. Modern Science and the Protestants
- 8. Protestants, Education, and Modern Science to 1880 283
- 9. The Construction of Modern Science in Late Qing China 320
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V. Qing Reformism and Modern Science
- 10. Government Arsenals, Science, and Technology in China after 1860 355
- 11. Displacement of Traditional Chinese Science and Medicine in the Twentieth Century 396
- Appendixes 423
- Notes 437
- Bibliography of Chinese and Japanese Sources 527
- Acknowledgments 541
- Credits 543
- Index 545
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables xi
- Chinese Dynasties xv
- Abbreviations xix
- Preface xxi
-
I. Introduction
- Prologue 3
- 1. Ming Classification on the Eve of Jesuit Contact 24
-
II. Natural Studies and the Jesuits
- 2. The Late Ming Calendar Crisis and Gregorian Reform 63
- 3. Sino-Jesuit Accommodations During the Seventeenth Century 107
- 4. The Limits of Western Learning in the Early Eighteenth Century 150
- 5. The Jesuit Role as Experts in High Qing Cartography and Technology 190
-
III. Evidential Research and Natural Studies
- 6. Evidential Research and the Restoration of Ancient Learning 225
- 7. Seeking the Truth and High Qing Mathematics 255
-
IV. Modern Science and the Protestants
- 8. Protestants, Education, and Modern Science to 1880 283
- 9. The Construction of Modern Science in Late Qing China 320
-
V. Qing Reformism and Modern Science
- 10. Government Arsenals, Science, and Technology in China after 1860 355
- 11. Displacement of Traditional Chinese Science and Medicine in the Twentieth Century 396
- Appendixes 423
- Notes 437
- Bibliography of Chinese and Japanese Sources 527
- Acknowledgments 541
- Credits 543
- Index 545