From China to Paris: 2000 Years Transmission of Mathematical IdeasContents: K. Vogel: A Surveying Problem Travels from China to Paris - J. Hoyrup: Seleucid Innovations in the Babylonian oAlgebraico Tradition and their Kin Abroad - J. L. Berggren: Some Ancient and Medieval Approximations to Irrational Numbers and Their Transmission - J. Sesiano: A Reconstruction of Greek Multiplication Tables for Integers - A. Breard: Problems of Pursuit: Recreational Mathematics or Astronomy? - K. Chemla / A. Keller: The Sanskrit karanis and the Chinese mian - and others
A thorough guide not only to traveling in China but also to the country's history and culture, this should satisfy the novice and seasoned traveler alike. Each city and region is covered from all angles, including activities for those traveling with children. An informative read for those unfamiliar with the country and an excellent way to brush up for the more experienced traveler, this is an excellent guide for planning a Chinese vacation.
The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa
Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These debates, however, took place with very few hard facts.
The world’s most populous nation views space as an asset, not only from a technological and commercial perspective, but also from a political and militaristic one. The repercussions of this ideology already extend far beyond Washington. China vs. United States offers a glimpse of future Chinese aspirations in space and the politico-militaristic implications of a looming space race, and explains why an interplanetary spaceship called the Tsien Hsue Shen might one day travel to the outer planets.
