Abstract
FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PART I WESTERN LEARNING AND THE MING-QING TRANSITION 1. The Jesuits and mathematics in China, 1582-1644 2. Western learning under the new dynasty PART II THE TWO FIRST DECADES OF KANGXI'S RULE 3. The emperor and his astronomer 4. A mathematical scholar in Jiangnan: the first half-life of Mei Wending 5. The Kings' Mathematicians 6. Inspecting the Southern sky: Kangxi at the Nanjing Observatory PART III MATHEMATICS FOR THE EMPEROR 7. Teaching French science at the court: Gerbillon and Bouvet's tutoring 8. The imperial road to geometry: new 'Elements of Geometry' 9. Calculation for the emperor: the writings of a discreet mathematician 10. Astronomy in the capital (1689-1693): scholars, officials and ruler PART IV TURNING TO CHINESE SCHOLARS AND BANNERMEN 11. The 1700s: a reversal of alliance 12. The Office of Mathematics: foundation and staff 13. The Jesuits and innovation in imperial science: Jean-Francois Foucquet's treatises PART V MATHEMATICS AND THE EMPIRE 14. The construction of the 'Essence of numbers and their principles' 15. Methods and material culture in the 'Essence of numbers and their principles' 16. A new mathematical classic? CONCLUSION UNITS BIBLIOGRAPHY
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