Lobsang Yongdan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4215641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lobsang Yongdan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lobsang |
| FAMILY NAME | Yongdan |
| SIGNATURE | YONGDAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for the History of Science |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An exploration of a Tibetan lama’s study of the Pythagorean theorem in the mid-18th century
Bien que les civilisations anciennes comme l'Inde et la Chine aient eu leurs propres façons de mesurer les triangles à angle droit, une méthode particulière attribuée au mathématicien grec Pythagore (570-495 av. J.-C.) fut introduite en Chine au xvie siècle par le jésuite européen Matteo Ricci (1552-1610). Au xviiie siècle, lorsque les Tibétains commencèrent à s'intéresser à l’astronomie, à la géographie et à la médicine européennes, la géométrie…
Precious Skin: The Rise and Fall of the Otter Fur Trade in Tibet
Before 2006, otter pelts, the skins of carnivorous mammals from the Lutrinae family, were considered to be among the most precious and sought-after commodities in Tibet, being used for clothing, hats, and cushions. The animal's flesh and body parts were used as ingredients in Tibetan medicine. However, after the Dalai Lama criticised the use of wild animal furs in 2006 in response to requests from international conservation organisations, most Ti…
The Introduction of Edward Jenner’s Smallpox Vaccination to Tibet in the Early 19th Century
Before its eradication in 1979, smallpox was considered to be the greatest killer in the world. Therefore, over time, people developed a variety of methods of prevention and treatment for smallpox. The study of smallpox is a well-established field and many scholars have written on the subject; however, as far as I am aware there is almost no scholarship regarding smallpox in Tibet. Thus, it is widely believed that Tibetans knew very little about …
The Translation of European Astronomical Works into Tibetan in the Early Eighteenth Century
It has long been assumed that European scientific knowledge arrived in Tibet with the agents of the British Empire in the early twentieth century and furthermore that Tibetans did not engage with scientific knowledge until recent years. However, this is far from the case; from the beginning of the eighteenth century onwards Tibetans not only translated a great number of Jesuit astronomical works into Tibetan by order of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1…
Precious Skin: The Rise and Fall of the Otter Fur Trade in Tibet
Before 2006, otter pelts, the skins of carnivorous mammals from the Lutrinae family, were considered to be among the most precious and sought-after commodities in Tibet, being used for clothing, hats, and cushions. The animal's flesh and body parts were used as ingredients in Tibetan medicine. However, after the Dalai Lama criticised the use of wild animal furs in 2006 in response to requests from international conservation organisations, most Ti…
The Translation of European Astronomical Works into Tibetan in the Early Eighteenth Century
It has long been assumed that European scientific knowledge arrived in Tibet with the agents of the British Empire in the early twentieth century and furthermore that Tibetans did not engage with scientific knowledge until recent years. However, this is far from the case; from the beginning of the eighteenth century onwards Tibetans not only translated a great number of Jesuit astronomical works into Tibetan by order of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1…
The Introduction of Edward Jenner’s Smallpox Vaccination to Tibet in the Early 19th Century
Before its eradication in 1979, smallpox was considered to be the greatest killer in the world. Therefore, over time, people developed a variety of methods of prevention and treatment for smallpox. The study of smallpox is a well-established field and many scholars have written on the subject; however, as far as I am aware there is almost no scholarship regarding smallpox in Tibet. Thus, it is widely believed that Tibetans knew very little about …
An exploration of a Tibetan lama’s study of the Pythagorean theorem in the mid-18th century
Bien que les civilisations anciennes comme l'Inde et la Chine aient eu leurs propres façons de mesurer les triangles à angle droit, une méthode particulière attribuée au mathématicien grec Pythagore (570-495 av. J.-C.) fut introduite en Chine au xvie siècle par le jésuite européen Matteo Ricci (1552-1610). Au xviiie siècle, lorsque les Tibétains commencèrent à s'intéresser à l’astronomie, à la géographie et à la médicine européennes, la géométrie…
Precious Skin: The Rise and Fall of the Otter Fur Trade in Tibet
Before 2006, otter pelts, the skins of carnivorous mammals from the Lutrinae family, were considered to be among the most precious and sought-after commodities in Tibet, being used for clothing, hats, and cushions. The animal's flesh and body parts were used as ingredients in Tibetan medicine. However, after the Dalai Lama criticised the use of wild animal furs in 2006 in response to requests from international conservation organisations, most Ti…
History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Astronomer (1 works)