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portada Les Origines de L'astronomie Chinoise (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) (in French)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2015
Language
French
Pages
616
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781108080620
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Les Origines de L'astronomie Chinoise (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) (in French)

LÉOpold De Saussure; Gabriel Ferrand (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Les Origines de L'astronomie Chinoise (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) (in French) - LÉOpold De Saussure; Gabriel Ferrand

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Synopsis "Les Origines de L'astronomie Chinoise (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) (in French)"

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.

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