The Jesuits at the Chinese Court
In the spring of 1601 a mechanical clock was carried into the Forbidden City at Beijing, and for the first time in the history…
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In the spring of 1601 a mechanical clock was carried into the Forbidden City at Beijing, and for the first time in the history…
36 min read
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