Halonyx
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"The Chinese, who had hitherto fancied that outside of their country only barbarism existed, were astounded. Rumours of the wonders displayed by the religious from the West soon spread on all sides, and thenceforth their house was always filled, especially with mandarins and the educated. It followed, says Father Ricci, that “all came by degrees to have with regard to our countries, our people, and especially of our educated men, an idea vastly different from that which they had hitherto entertained”.
Ricci taught astronomy and mathematics in China. He translated math textbooks with Xu Guangqi, publishing Yuan rong jioa yi [Treatise on Geometry—a translation of portions of Euclid’s Elements], in Beijing in 1614. He made maps. And he did all this while being willing to adapt himself in many ways to Chinese culture. "
www.vaticanobservatory.org
Italian Jesuit scholar Matteo Ricci introduced Euclid's work to the Ming Dynasty and the chinese were fascinated by how advanced it was. Ricci also gave them the most accurate version of the world map which was far superior to what the chinks had at the time, putting China at the center of the world LOL.
Ricci also taught astronomy and if I remember it correctly there was some kind of Imperial competition between European and Chinese scholars about predicting the Eclipse time and the Europeans fucking embarrassed chinks in their home court, even causing some tension and animosity from the local chinese because they couldn't believe these 'barbarians' had superior knowledge.
- Eclipses and the Victory of European Astronomy in China
- Knowledge Diffusion and Intellectual Change: When Chinese Literati Met European Jesuits
European also introduced various scientific and technological instruments to the Ming Chinese including mechanical clock. This all happened during 1500~1600s, well before industrial revolution which means European civilization was far ahead of the chink's from very early on.
"Chinese scholars also found the European celestial system to be more accurate than that used in China. Similarly, in mathematics, Matteo Ricci translated Christopher Clavius’ Commentary on Euclid’s Elements into Chinese (Jihe Yuanben) in 1607. Clavius’ Commentary was regarded by Chinese scholars as “the crown of Western studies” (Tsien 1954, p. 308).
The Jesuits also introduced many European inventions and scientific instruments to China. For example, Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688) re-equipped the ancient observatory in Beijing with new celestial instruments from Europe. Another well known example is the mechanical clock. Matteo Ricci was credited with being the first person to introduce the Chinese to mechanical clocks. The workings and mechanism of these clocks were not only well-received, but impressed the Chinese so much so that many literati wrote poems to express their love for and admiration of the clocks. The Jesuits also brought with them many other novel things; these included the triple prism, microscope, thermometer, cannon, music box, globe, glasses, and other manufactured goods (Tan 2011). From the early 1680s, the diffusion of European sciences to China reached new heights.
They brought more than 30 new scientific instruments with them to China; these included quadrants, micrometers, telescopes, equatorial scale plates, and barometers, among others. Using these instruments, they conducted large-scale celestial observations and ground mapping across China (Landry-Deron 2001). They also taught Chinese scholars mathematics and astronomy at the imperial palace, and assisted with the compilation of encyclopedias on these two subjects. An example of their influence can be seen in the compilation of Yuzhi Shuli Jingyun (The Essence of Numbers and Their Principles) in the years 1690 to 1722, which introduced the logarithmic table, the iterative method for higher-order equations, and the calculation of infinite series. This book influenced a number of Chinese mathematicians in the late 18th century(Elman 2005)."
Ricci taught astronomy and mathematics in China. He translated math textbooks with Xu Guangqi, publishing Yuan rong jioa yi [Treatise on Geometry—a translation of portions of Euclid’s Elements], in Beijing in 1614. He made maps. And he did all this while being willing to adapt himself in many ways to Chinese culture. "
Matteo Ricci and Astronomy - Vatican Observatory
Pope Francis authorized a Decree on “the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Matteo Ricci... of the Society of Jesus“, who knew some math and astronomy.
www.vaticanobservatory.org
Italian Jesuit scholar Matteo Ricci introduced Euclid's work to the Ming Dynasty and the chinese were fascinated by how advanced it was. Ricci also gave them the most accurate version of the world map which was far superior to what the chinks had at the time, putting China at the center of the world LOL.
Ricci also taught astronomy and if I remember it correctly there was some kind of Imperial competition between European and Chinese scholars about predicting the Eclipse time and the Europeans fucking embarrassed chinks in their home court, even causing some tension and animosity from the local chinese because they couldn't believe these 'barbarians' had superior knowledge.
- Eclipses and the Victory of European Astronomy in China
- Knowledge Diffusion and Intellectual Change: When Chinese Literati Met European Jesuits
European also introduced various scientific and technological instruments to the Ming Chinese including mechanical clock. This all happened during 1500~1600s, well before industrial revolution which means European civilization was far ahead of the chink's from very early on.
"Chinese scholars also found the European celestial system to be more accurate than that used in China. Similarly, in mathematics, Matteo Ricci translated Christopher Clavius’ Commentary on Euclid’s Elements into Chinese (Jihe Yuanben) in 1607. Clavius’ Commentary was regarded by Chinese scholars as “the crown of Western studies” (Tsien 1954, p. 308).
The Jesuits also introduced many European inventions and scientific instruments to China. For example, Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688) re-equipped the ancient observatory in Beijing with new celestial instruments from Europe. Another well known example is the mechanical clock. Matteo Ricci was credited with being the first person to introduce the Chinese to mechanical clocks. The workings and mechanism of these clocks were not only well-received, but impressed the Chinese so much so that many literati wrote poems to express their love for and admiration of the clocks. The Jesuits also brought with them many other novel things; these included the triple prism, microscope, thermometer, cannon, music box, globe, glasses, and other manufactured goods (Tan 2011). From the early 1680s, the diffusion of European sciences to China reached new heights.
They brought more than 30 new scientific instruments with them to China; these included quadrants, micrometers, telescopes, equatorial scale plates, and barometers, among others. Using these instruments, they conducted large-scale celestial observations and ground mapping across China (Landry-Deron 2001). They also taught Chinese scholars mathematics and astronomy at the imperial palace, and assisted with the compilation of encyclopedias on these two subjects. An example of their influence can be seen in the compilation of Yuzhi Shuli Jingyun (The Essence of Numbers and Their Principles) in the years 1690 to 1722, which introduced the logarithmic table, the iterative method for higher-order equations, and the calculation of infinite series. This book influenced a number of Chinese mathematicians in the late 18th century(Elman 2005)."
