Chinese mathematical astrology :: reaching out to the stars /

Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with...

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1. Verfasser: Ho, Peng Yoke, 1926-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Routledge, 2003.
Schriftenreihe:Needham Research Institute series.
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Zusammenfassung:Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with these devices to both weather forecasting and to the interpretation of human affairs. Hidden by a veil of secrecy, these methods have always been relatively little known other than by their names. The first work in any language to explore these three methods, known as sanshi (three.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxv, 201 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203633636
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