インドの天文学1784-1876年 Astronomy in India, 1784-1876 (Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century)

Sen, Joydeep

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr（2014/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 268 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781848934566
• DDC分類 954

Full Description

Covering the period from the foundation of the Asiatick Society in 1784 to the establishment of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, Sen explores the relationship between Indian astronomers and the colonial British.

Contents

Introduction 1 Researching the Past, 1784-c.1830 2 Astronomy in the Observatories, c.1800-c.1860 3 Constructing Knowledge, c.1830-c.1860 4 Astronomy in the Colleges, c.1800-c.1860 5 Backwards and Forwards, c.1860-1876 Conclusion