Descended from French Protestants who had emigrated to Geneva, Léopold de Saussure (1866–1925) began his career in the French navy. Before retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1899, he had learned Chinese and how to accurately observe the stars. The study of ancient Chinese astronomy then became...

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Main Author:	Saussure, Léopold de 1866-1925 (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	French
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Series:	Cambridge library collection. Astronomy
Subjects:	Astronomy, Chinese Astronomie China
Online Access:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Summary:	Descended from French Protestants who had emigrated to Geneva, Léopold de Saussure (1866–1925) began his career in the French navy. Before retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1899, he had learned Chinese and how to accurately observe the stars. The study of ancient Chinese astronomy then became the focus of his scholarly energies, and he made a number of significant contributions. Posthumously published in 1930, this work gathers together eleven of the twelve articles that originally appeared in the journal T'oung Pao between 1907 and 1922. In his preface, the French orientalist Gabriel Ferrand (1864–1935) quotes a letter, written by Saussure a month before his death, noting a shift of opinion: he now believed China had been influenced by the Middle East rather than vice versa. Irrespective of the question of priority, Saussure's work here reveals the depth of his understanding of the Chinese system
Item Description:	Originally published in Paris by Librarie orientale et américaine Maisonneuve frères in 1930. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 594 pages)
ISBN:	9781316136560
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781316136560