Astral Sciences in Early Imperial China
Observation, Sagehood and the Individual
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19912537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Patrick Morgan (0000-0001-9115-3931, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Astral Sciences in Early Imperial China (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781316488270 |
| OpenAlex | W2773140080 |
| Open Library | OL34727835M |
| ISBN | 9781316488270 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
Challenging monolithic modern narratives about 'Chinese science', Daniel Patrick Morgan examines the astral sciences in China c.221 BCE–750 CE as a study in the disunities of scientific cultures and the narratives by which ancients and moderns alike have fought to instil them with a sense of unity. The book focuses on four unifying 'legends' recounted by contemporary subjects: the first two, redolent of antiquity, are the 'observing of signs' and 'granting of seasons' by ancient sage kings; and the other two, redolent of modernity, involve the pursuit of 'accuracy' and historical 'accumulation' to this end. Juxtaposing legend with the messy realities of practice, Morgan reveals how such narratives were told, imagined, and re-imagined in response to evolving tensions. He argues that, whether or not 'empiricism' and 'progress' are real, we must consider the real effects of such narratives as believed in and acted upon in the history of astronomy in China
Archaeology · Art · China · Epistemology · History of China · Legend · Literature · Modernity · Narrative · Chinese history and philosophy · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies · History · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy · Astronomical instruments · Astronomy · Astronomy, ancient
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The Annual Difference
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |