History of Mathematical Sciences : Portugal and East Asia III - the Jesuits, the Padroado and East Asian Science (1552-1773).
At the end of the 15th century, Portugal was given the oversight (Padroado) of all Catholic missions in Asia. The Society of Jesus played a major role in this enterprise of evangelization, which in Jesuit hands led to the transmission of major elements of European mathematical sciences to East Asia....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Singapore :
World Scientific Publishing Company,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |