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This chapter recounts how, as the atmosphere of the court grew tenser while the issue of his succession loomed, Kangxi began to distance himself ostensibly from the Jesuits who worked for him. He gave audience to Mei Wending in 1705, and started to look for mathematical talents among the literati.
Keywords: Kangxi; Mei Wending; Jesuits; mathematics
Chapter. 9663 words. Illustrated.
Subjects: History of Mathematics
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