Was Matteo Ricci the first westerner to spread western science/technology into China?
What western invention/science did he introduce to China?
Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi 徐光启
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General_Zhaoyun
, Nov 10 2008 09:28 PM
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:28 PM
The European Jesuits, Matteo Ricci (limadu 利玛窦), was credited not only for translating various chinese classics into latin, but more importantly, he brought western science and technology into China. Together with chinese scientist Xu Guangqi 徐光启, they introduced western science into China. Xu Guangqi was credited for translating various western mathematic and scientific texts into Chinese. That was around late 16th/early 17th century.
Was Matteo Ricci the first westerner to spread western science/technology into China?
What western invention/science did he introduce to China?
Was Matteo Ricci the first westerner to spread western science/technology into China?
What western invention/science did he introduce to China?
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Posted 21 November 2008 - 06:24 AM
I remember studying Ricci as the first westerner to actually study Chinese language and culture, in order to be able to collapse is with Christian religion and make it easier to convert Chinese people to it.
Besides the intentions, I found him a particularly interesting person, because he devoted his whole life studying China its language and culture, in order to make the two 'worlds' interact (through science, but also through religion, philosophy and so on).
His methods weren't liked by the Vatican, which at a certain point declared Ricci and the Jesuits in China as heretics - mainly because they were trying to integrate the Chinese cult for ancestors with Christianity.
I'm sorry if this is a bit OT, but I've always fond this Italian Jesuit an interesting and charismatic person, and could not stop myself from replying to this very interesting topic.
Besides the intentions, I found him a particularly interesting person, because he devoted his whole life studying China its language and culture, in order to make the two 'worlds' interact (through science, but also through religion, philosophy and so on).
His methods weren't liked by the Vatican, which at a certain point declared Ricci and the Jesuits in China as heretics - mainly because they were trying to integrate the Chinese cult for ancestors with Christianity.
I'm sorry if this is a bit OT, but I've always fond this Italian Jesuit an interesting and charismatic person, and could not stop myself from replying to this very interesting topic.
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Posted 24 November 2008 - 11:25 PM
The European Jesuits, Matteo Ricci (limadu 利玛窦), was credited not only for translating various chinese classics into latin, but more importantly, he brought western science and technology into China. Together with chinese scientist Xu Guangqi 徐光启, they introduced western science into China. Xu Guangqi was credited for translating various western mathematic and scientific texts into Chinese. That was around late 16th/early 17th century.
Was Matteo Ricci the first westerner to spread western science/technology into China?
What western invention/science did he introduce to China?
I read somewhere that he translated part of Euclid's Geometry into Chinese (the rest not done until mid 19 century). I believe also that he helped build a clock, mechanically as opposed to water powered.
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