Imperial Compendium of Mathematical Principles
御製數理精蘊
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The 'Shuli Jingyun' (Imperial Compendium of Mathematical Principles) is a monumental 53-volume work commissioned by the Kangxi Emperor. Extensive catalog searches confirm that no complete English translation of this massive compendium has ever been published. However, significant excerpts and technical sections have been translated and analyzed within major scholarly monographs on the history of Chinese science, most notably by Catherine Jami and Jean-Claude Martzloff.
Related translations found:
The Emperor's New Mathematics: Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722), trans. Catherine Jami (2012) [excerpts] source
A History of Chinese Mathematics, trans. Jean-Claude Martzloff (trans. Stephen S. Wilson) (1997) [excerpts] source
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Step into the private study of one of history’s greatest emperors to witness the birth of modern Chinese mathematics. Discover how the Kangxi Emperor personally oversaw the creation of high-precision logarithmic tables to master the stars, survey the land, and standardize scientific truth across the Qing Empire.
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