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13 | (2) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (14) |
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New Findings on the Life and Family of Ferdinand Verbiest |
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23 | (8) |
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The Academic Environment of the University of Louvain at the Time of Ferdinand Verbiest |
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31 | (152) |
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Did the Jesuits and Ferdinand Verbiest Import Outdated Science into China? |
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47 | (8) |
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General Evaluation of the Scientific Work of Ferdinand Verbiest |
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55 | (10) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest on European Astronomy in China: From the Compendia to the Astronomia Europaea (1687). A Historical Philological Analysis |
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65 | (20) |
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The Resemblances and Differences of the Construction of Ferdinand Verbiest's Astronomical Instruments, as Compared to Those of Tycho Brahe. A Study Based on Their Writings |
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85 | (8) |
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Syncretism between European and Chinese Culture in the Astronomical Instruments of Ferdinand Verbiest in the Old Beijing Observatory |
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93 | (30) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and the Geographical Works by Jesuits in Chinese 1584-1674 |
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123 | (12) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest's Contribution to Chinese Geography and Cartography |
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135 | (30) |
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The Kangxi Celestial Globe: A Milestone in the History of Sino-Western Cultural Exchange |
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165 | (18) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest's Contributions to Chinese Science |
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183 | (62) |
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The "Manchu Cannons" Cast by Ferdinand Verbiest and the Hitherto Unknown Title of His Instructions |
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215 | (12) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and the Casting of Cannons in the Qing Dynasty |
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227 | (18) |
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245 | (68) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and His Role in the Formation of Sino-Russian Diplomatic Relations |
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273 | (8) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and Sino-Russian Relations |
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281 | (16) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest's Relations with King John III of Poland |
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297 | (16) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest in the Cihai Dictionary |
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313 | (182) |
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Between the Court and the Church: Ferdinand Verbiest in the Catholic History of China |
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329 | (20) |
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The Influence of Ferdinand Verbiest on the Policy of the Kangxi Emperor Towards Christianity |
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349 | (34) |
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Brief Intersection. Changing Contexts and Prospects of the Chinese-Christian Encounter from Matteo Ricci to Ferdinand Verbiest |
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383 | (12) |
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The Investigation of Things and Fathoming of Principles (gewu qiongli) in the Seventeenth-Century Contact between Jesuits and Chinese Scholars |
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395 | (26) |
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The Religious Writings of Father Ferdinand Verbiest |
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421 | (16) |
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Presenting Christian Doctrine to the Chinese: Reflections on the Jiaoyao xulun of Ferdinand Verbiest |
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437 | (16) |
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Jing tian - The Kangxi Emperor's Gift to Ferdinand Verbiest in the Rites Controversy |
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453 | (18) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and Martino Martini |
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471 | (14) |
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The "Excommunication" of Ferdinand Verbiest |
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485 | (10) |
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Ferdinand Verbiest and the Chinese Bureaucracy |
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Verbiest: Impact in China and in Europe |
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495 | (54) |
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A Glimpse of the Post-Verbiest Period: Jean-Francois Foucquet's Lifa Wenda (Dialogue on Calendrical Techniques) and the Modernization of Chinese Astronomy or Urania's Feet Unbound |
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519 | (12) |
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The French Mission and Ferdinand Verbiest's Scientific Legacy |
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531 | (12) |
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Theophilus Siegfried Bayer (1694-1738) on Ferdinand Verbiest |
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543 | (6) |
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| Select Bibliography |
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549 | (14) |
| Index with Glossary |
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