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- Archives and manuscripts
Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.185 2009 International Year of Astronomy
Date: 2001-2011Reference: EPH751:186Part of: Gwen Prout Stamp Collection- Books
Cosmos and computation in early Chinese mathematical astronomy / [Nathan Sivin].
Sivin, Nathan.Date: 1995- Archives and manuscripts
Letter from George Costard to Thomas Shaw concerning Chinese chronology and astronomy.
Date: 2 March 1747Reference: MS.5403/23Part of: Folkes, Martin (1690-1754)- Books
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School of wisdom, or, new preceptor: a general system of the works of art and nature, calculated for advancing the instruction of youth, Containing I. Definition of the Soul, and Description of the Human Body. II. Astronomy, Oratory, Morality, and the Principals of Politeness. III. General Review of the Works of the Creation, viz. Birds, Beasts, Fishes and Insects. IV. On the Terraqueous Globe, Vegetable Creation & Elements. V. Comparative View, and Reflections on Nations, Manners and Men. VI. On Drawing, Designing, Painting, Limning and Gilding. Vii. On Etching, Engraving, Bronzing, Staining different Substances, &c. Viii. On Dying, with general Rules for the different Colours. IX. On Fire-Works, with Directions for making the different Sorts. X. Of the Art of making Porcelain, after the Chinese Manner, Secrets in Metals, &c. Compiled from various authors.
Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
Early Chinese work in natural science : a re-examination of the physics of motion, acoustics, astronomy and scientific thoughts / Chen Cheng-Yih.
Chen, Cheng-Yih.Date: [1996], ©1996- Books
The astronomy revolution : 400 years of exploring the cosmos / edited by Donald G. York, Owen Gingerich, Shuang-Nan Zhang.
New Vision 400 (2008 : Beijing, China)Date: [2012], ©2012- Books
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The school of wisdom and arts; being a complete repository of what is most curious in art and nature. Containing, I. A survey of man, with sublime Reflections on his most noble Part, the Soul. II. A particular Description of the Structure of the Human Body; and the wonderful Properties of the Eye described. III. Astronomy, Oratory, Politeness, and Morality. IV. A Review of the Creation, viz. Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insect; their Industry, Sagacity, &c. V. Of the Globe: Gravity, Air, Light, Sound, Water, Clouds, Pain, Hail and Snow, with their Properties and Use. VI. Nations compared with each other. Vii. Drawing, Painting in Water and Oil Colours; Gilding, Etching, Engraving, Painting upon Glass, and Bronzing. Viii. Dying Silk, Linnen, Woolen and Leather. IX. Impressions from Figures, Busts, Casts, Medals, Leaves, &c. X. The Arts of Painting Marble and Glass; of Staining Wood, Bones, Horn, Ivory, Paper, Parchment, &c. XI. The whole art of Pyrotechny or Fire-Works. XII. The art of making porcelain after the Chinese manner, with many curious particulars, equally amusing and instructive to the Ingenious. Compiled from different authors.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
Chinese science : explorations of an ancient tradition / edited by Shigeru Nakayama and Nathan Sivin.
Date: [1973], ©1973- Books
Astronomy and mathematics in ancient China : the Zhou bi suan jing / Christopher Cullen.
Cullen, Christopher.Date: 1996- Books
History of oriental astronomy : proceedings of an International Astronomical Union Colloquium No. 91, New Delhi, India, 13-16 November 1985 / edited by G. Swarup, A.K. Bag, K.S. Shukla.
International Astronomical Union. Colloquium 1985 : New Delhi, India)Date: 1987- Books
Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (1623-1688) and the Chinese heaven : the composition of the astronomical corpus, its diffusion and reception in the European republic of letters / Noël Golvers.
Golvers, Noël, 1950-Date: [2003], ©2003- Books
Ferdinand Verbiest, (1623-1688) : als oost en west elkaar ontmoeten / R.A Blondeau ; met een historische inleiding van U. Libbrecht en een iconografie van N. Halsberghe.
Blondeau, R. A.Date: 1983- Books
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Ancient calendars and constellations / by the Hon. Emmeline M. Plunket.
Plunket, Emmeline M. (Emmeline Mary), 1835-Date: 1903- Archives and manuscripts
MS Japanese 95
Date: 18th century- Books
Mandarijn en astronoom : Ferdinand Verbiest, s.j. (1623-1688) aan het hof van de Chinese keizer / R.A. Blondeau.
Blondeau, R. A.Date: 1970- Ephemera
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'Tabloid' Laxative Vegetable : a vegetable combination of exceptional purity, particularly valuable where aperients of inorganic origin are contra-indicated.
Date: [between 1935 and 1945?]- Ephemera
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'Tabloid' Mixed Glands : No. 2 (female).
Date: [between 1935 and 1945?]- Books
Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688) : Jesuit missionary, scientist, engineer and diplomat / edited by John W. Witek.
Date: 1994- Books
Japanese medical and scientific books in the Wellcome Library / Peter Francis Kornicki, University of Cambridge.
Kornicki, Peter F. (Peter Francis)Date: 2018- Books
Network of knowledge : Western science and the Tokugawa information revolution / Terrence Jackson.
Jackson, TerrenceDate: [2016]- Books
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Collectanea de rebus hibernicis ... / [published from the mss. by Major Charles Vallencey].
Date: 1786-1804