Imagined civilizations: China, the West, and their first encounter /
Roger Hart.
- Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- vii, 374 pages : 25 cm
Science as the measure of civilizations From Copula to incommensurable worlds Mathematical texts in historical context Tracing practices purloined by the three pillars Xu Guangqi, Grand Guardian Conclusions Acknowledgments Appendix A: Zhu Zaiyu's New theory of calculation Appendix B: Xu Guangqi's Right triangles, meanings Appendix C: Xu Guangqi's writings.