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Journal of Dialectics of Nature. 2012, (05) Core

Astronomy and Providence: A Survey on the Purpose and Significance of the Jesuits Participating in the Chongzhen Calendar Reform from the Perspective of Wages and PatronagesChinese Full Text

MA Weihua(School of History and Culture of Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240)

Abstract: The Jesuits got little wages at the beginning of the Chongzhen Calendar Reform.The Court raised the wages on therequest of the Ming officials.The Jesuits were more concerned about their missionary work, so they were willing to participate in theReform at a very low pay from the Ming Dynasty. 
Keywords：

The Chongzhen Calendar Reform; The Jesuits; Wage; Patronage; Missionary work;

  • DOI：

    10.15994/j.1000-0763.2012.05.011

  • Series：

    (A) Mathematics/ Physics/ Mechanics/ Astronomy; (F) Literature/ History/ Philosophy

  • Subject：

    Theories and Methods of Natural Sciences; Religion

  • Classification Code：

    B978;N09

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