Tag: Astronomical contests in 16th-century China
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Temporal Convergence: European Missionaries and the Mastery of Time in the Forbidden City
In the heart of China’s Forbidden City, an extraordinary clash of civilizations unfolded in the late 16th century, as European missionaries embarked on a quest for power intertwined with the mastery of time. At the forefront of this captivating historical drama was Matteo Ricci, a young Jesuit who would become the first European to venture…