Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
Citation
Alternate Title(s): De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas
Notes: ed. Nicolas Trigault
Publication Location: Lyon
Year: 1616
Item Location
Exhibit: Galileo and China
Section: The Role of the Jesuits
Summary
This book recounts the establishment of the Jesuit mission in China in the late 1500s led by Matteo Ricci. When Ricci predicted a solar eclipse in 1592 with greater accuracy than the astronomers of the Chinese court, Emperor Wan-li invited Ricci to Beijing. In Beijing, Ricci translated Euclid and other works into Chinese, and created a map of the world in Chinese.
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Theme(s): Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, Religious Studies, International Studies, Business and Economics
Geographical Region(s): Asia, China, Italy, Europe, France
Resource Type: Book
Chronological Period: 17th century
Resource Type: Book
