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	Ferdinand Verbiest
		Father Verbiest was immediately placed at the head of the Bureau of Mathematics, and, out of consideration for him, his exiled brethren were authorized to return to their missions.
		In 1677 Father Verbiest was appointed vice provincial, i.e.
		Among the things which Father Verbiest particularly recommend to Father Couplet, sent to Rome in 1680 as procurator of the missions of China, was a request for a confirmation of this permission.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/v/verbiest,ferdinand.html (1489 words)

	Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J.
		Verbiest died 300 years ago on the 27th of January in 1688, was buried with imperial honors.
		Shortly after Verbiest arrived in Peking the Jesuits were accused of teaching a false religion and so were chained and cast into a filthy prison where they were bound to wooden pegs in such a way that they could neither stand nor sit.
		Verbiest died a century after the Jesuit mission had begun, and a century before the tragic decision of Pope Clement XI regarding the Chinese rites, which pratically ended this vibrant, promising mission.
	www.faculty.fairfield.edu /jmac/sj/scientists/verbiest.htm (1596 words)

	Verbiest Steam Turbine Vehicle (1679-1681) - Zrodil se automobil v Číně? \| sleeper.blog.auto.cz
		Misionář Ferdinand Verbiest (některé údaje uvádějí místo křestního jména iniciály R. P.) byl zřejmě prvním člověkem, který sestrojil parní vozidlo.
		Verbiest se po svém výkonu ocitl na výsluní císařovy přízně.
		Jisté je jen to, že "praotcem automobilu" je tento muž, jezuitský misionář Ferdinand Verbiest, a místem jeho zrození Peking.
	sleeper.blog.auto.cz /0705/verbiest-steam-turbine-vehicle-1679-1681-zrodil-se-automobil-v-cine (953 words)

	Mathematicians V
		One such time, during the reign of Emperor K'ang Hsi, was the tenure of the Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest as President of the Board of Mathematics.
		Verbiest died 300 years ago on the 27th of January in 1688, was buried with imperial honors.
		Verbiest then audaciously suggested that the mistakes in the Chinese calendar be corrected.
	www.mlahanas.de /Stamps/Data/Mathematician/V.htm (510 words)

	Pittem (Municipality, Province of West Flanders, Belgium)
		Pittem is mostly known for the Sint-Jozef psychiatric hospital and as the birth city of the Jesuit father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688).
		Father Verbiest was immediately placed at the head of the Bureau of Mathematics, and, out of consideration for him, his exiled brethren were authorized to return to their missions.
		Through his influence with the emperor Father Verbiest did more for the spread of the Gospel than any of the missionaries who preached it in the provinces; nevertheless he found time for the direct exercise of the apostolate, especially in the composition of short works in Chinese on the principles of the Christian religion.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/be-vwvpm.html (722 words)

	The Art of Sister Adele: The China Counterpoint Image Collection
		In 1670 the Flemish Jesuit missionary in China, Ferdinand Verbiest, was given charge of the Imperial Observatory in Beijing and set about re-equipping it with a new set of instruments.
		In the early 1670’s, Ferdinand Verbiest, during his tenure as head of the Astronomical Bureau in Beijing built a small working model of a steam turbine-powered vehicle which he demonstrated at the Court, and is widely considered as perhaps the oldest self-powered, wheeled vehicle.
		Verbiest appears to have based this now lost vehicle on an aeoliopile described in Giovanni Branca’s Le Machine of 1629; he writes about it in his 1674 treatise Astronomia Europaea in the section Pnematica.
	www.usfca.edu /ricci/exhibits/fusion/lectures/mir3.htm (933 words)

	Breaking the Chains part 3
		Ferdinand Verbiest, a Jesuit newly arrived in China, represented Schall at his trial.
		It was Verbiest who advised the emperor about the construction of cannon during the Revolt of the Three Feudatories.
		In 1678 Ferdinand Verbiest served as translator during negotiations with the Russians, and acquired knowledge of an overland route from Europe through Siberia to China.
	www.stevesdinner.plus.com /swd31.htm (821 words)

	Book: Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688): Jesuit Missionary, Scientist, Engineer and Diplomat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		One facet of Verbiest's research was geography, cartography, and astronomy (Chen Minsun; Lin Tongyang; Yi Shitong; Xi Zezong).
		A further important contribution was Verbiest's role as a maker of cannons as related by G. Stary and Shu Liguang.
		Kajdanski examines Verbiest's overtures to King John III of Poland, and J. Heyndrickx shows the Chinese view of Verbiest as a spy for the Russians.
	www.kuleuven.ac.be /verbiest/pubcations/ferdinan.htm (390 words)

	Ferdinand Verbiest Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Ferdinand Verbiest Institute is a Belgium-based institute hosted by the Catholic University of Leuven and committed to the dialogue between Europe and China.
		The Verbiest Chair in Leuven serves as a platform for scholars, to address issues relevant to the Institute's research and training programme.
		The Verbiest Institute is heir to a number of scholarly libraries.
	perswww.kuleuven.be /~u0026419 (366 words)

	Ferdinand Verbiest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest went to China, like Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall before him, carrying the wisdom of the West as a means to advance the salvation of the East.
		The scientists were to predict the exact time of a lunar eclipse, the length of the shadow of a gnomon at noon of a certain day, and the positions of the heavenly bodies at a particular time.
		Verbiest continued to work thereafter on a variety of projects, and his influence was such that the Jesuits were permitted to go back to their preaching and the Church thrived.
	www.manresa-sj.org /stamps/1_Verbiest.htm (273 words)

	SHOOTING STARS -
		A Flemish Jesuit named Ferdinand Verbiest held the post of the President of the Board of Mathematics to the Imperial Chinese Court.
		Following this Verbiest was given permission to preach across the Empire, and this he did with enthusiasm.
		Ferdinand Verbiest died on 27th January, 1688 and was buried with the imperial honours that befitted his status and achievements.
	homepages.primex.co.uk /~sproston/sstar9c.htm (1009 words)

	Mindsigh » Blog Archive » China photos - The Ancient Observatory
		But the most remarkable of the Jesuits was a Flemish priest called Fr Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688) who arrived in Beijing in 1659 as a special advisor to the Qing court to assist in the delicate task of correcting the Chinese calendar.
		Shortly after Verbiest arrived in Peking the Jesuits were accused of teaching a false religion and were imprisoned and tortured, pending execution.
		Verbiest had the superior astronomical data and won convincingly - securing him the immediate appointment as chair of the Board of Mathematics.
	lostbiro.com /blog/?p=182 (570 words)

	Society of Jesus, Chinese Province
		Ferdinand Verbiest， S.J. - a Jesuit scientist in China (1623 - 1688)
		Among these may be found a 32 volume handbook on astronomy, a manchu grammar, a Chinese missal and a work entitled Kiao-li-siang-kiai which is a statement of the fundamental teachings of Christianity and which became the basis for later Chinese Chrisitian literature.
		Verbiest is listed as one of 108 Chinese heroes of the popular novel Shui Hu Chuan, and his portrait is shown with Chinese features in a famous Japanese print.
	www.amdgchinese.org /en/story/story_d01b.htm (3218 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ferdinand Verbiest
		Among the replies elicited by the attack of Father Navarrete there is one by Father Verbiest; it was not published, but was read at Rome and thence came an ample
		Among the things which Father Verbiest particularly recommend to Father Couplet, sent to Rome in 1680 as procurator of the missions of China, was a request for a
		Rites at Peking would have refused them, was granted them by the emperor at Father Verbiest's request.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15346a.htm (1616 words)

	Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (1623-1688) & The Chinese Heaven: The Composition Of The Astronomical Corpus, Its ...
		Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (1623-1688) and The Chinese Heaven: The Composition Of The Astronomical Corpus, Its Diffusion And Reception In The European Republic Of Letters (Leuven Chinese Studies)
		This abundantly illustrated publication represents not only a substantial contribution to this history of the Jesuit mission in China and the methods applied, but is also an advancement in our knowledge of the history of western astronomy in East Asia, and of the Sino-Jesuit printed materials preserved in European collections.
		Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (1623-1688) and The Chinese Heaven: The Composition Of The Astronomical Corpus, Its Diffusion And Reception In The European Republic Of Letters (Leuven Chinese Studies),Noel Golvers,Ferdinand Verbiest,Leuven Univ Pr,905867293X,1623-1688,17th century,Astronomy,Astronomy - General,Bibliography,China,History,Science,Science/Mathematics,Verbiest, Ferdinand,
	www.buybestbooks.info /best-books-060/036.html (578 words)

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		Der Kolbenmotor, nach dessen Schema auch die meisten heutigen Motoren arbeiten, ist eine Erfindung des niederlÃ¤ndischen Physikers Christiaan Huygens (1629 ?
		* 1678 : Ferdinand Verbiest (Belgier) baut ein Modell eines dreirÃ¤drigen Dampfwagens, allerdings bleibt das beim Modell.
		Jesuiten pater Ferdinand Verbiest (1688) am chinesischen Hof gebaut und eingesetzt.
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		The spread and reception of Ferdinand Verbiest's materials on Western astronomy in China in 17th and18th-century Europe
		On the basis of a systematic (but probably not exhaustive) search for copies of Verbiest's "astronomica" (Latin written treatises, instrument drawings, calendars, eclipse predictions, etc.) in European and American collections, I have defined the relationship between the various items, and have increased the number of known copies by then (some 220 copies, of which ca.
		Some ideas are put forward for a future extension of this research, in two directions: (a) towards a detailed search in Far Eastern collections, (b) towards a systematic search for other Jesuit astronomica in Europe, from A. Schall to I. Kögler and Hallerstein, in European collections.
	www.nri.org.uk /abstracts/Golvers.html (146 words)

	LEUVEN LOCAL HEROES
		Ferdinand Verbiest (1632-1688): first steam turbine powered vehicle.
		On the left is a photo of the Turbina di Verbiest, a miniature replica steam car that is built by the Brumm company of Italy.
		As is reported by Horst O. Hardenberg, this steam turbine car operated on the same principle as Verbiest's carriage (the impulse turbine), but used a more modern arrangement of the drive train.
	people.mech.kuleuven.be /~erik/local_heroes.html (874 words)

	Images of Tycho Brahe: The Beijing Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In about 1670 the Flemish Jesuit missionary in China, Ferdinand Verbiest, was given charge of the Imperial Observatory in Beijing and set about re-equipping it with a new set of instruments.
		The sights are of Tycho's design and the arcs are divided by transversals as he had done.
		Most surprising of all is that Verbiest has built two armillary spheres, instruments tried but condemned by Tycho and not attempted by Hevelius.
	www.mhs.ox.ac.uk /tycho/beijing.htm (338 words)

	Missionhurst Missionaries at work in China
		Among them were several "pious women" of the Holy Childhood, several catechists, one Chinese priest (Jacobus Lu) and eight CICM missionaries: Bishop Ferdinand Hamer, the fathers Joseph Segers, Armand Heirman, Jan Mallet, Joseph Dobbels, Andre Zylmans, Desire Abbeloos and Gisbert Jaspers.
		The confreres that were expelled from China returned to Belgium for a short rest, after which most of them were assigned to other missions: to Japan, the USA, the Philippines and Congo.
		CICM agreed not to call the foundation after Theophile Verbist, its founder (19th century), but after Ferdinand Verbiest, the famous Jesuit astronomist, well-known in China for being a teacher of the emperor in the 17th century.
	www.missionhurst.org /serve/china.shtml (2160 words)

	mono_nylan
		In his Astronomia Europaea, published 1687 in Dillingen, Ferdinand Verbiest (1623—1688), coryphée of the Jesuit Mission in China, describes concisely yet detailed how European astronomy, namely the European way to calculate the Chinese calendar and to predict lunar and solar eclipses, succeeded in resuming its former position after the persecution under the Oboi regency (1661—1669).
		In the second part, Verbiest reports on the achievements of the Jesuits in fourteen distinct mathematical and mechanical sciences (gnomonics, ballistics, hydragogics, mechanics, optics, catoptrics, perspective, statics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, music, horologic technology, meteorology) during the decisive decade, 1669—1679, when a strong base was laid for the revival and the flowering of the Jesuit Mission.
		This edition of the Astronomia Europaea presents: a photostatic reprint of the rare original edition; an English translation, annotated from contemporary first-hand and mostly unpublished documents, situating this treatise in its Chinese context and explaining it against its European and particular Jesuit background.
	monumenta-serica.steyler.de /mono_golvers.htm (291 words)

	mono_witek
		The book presents the proceedings of the international conference in Leuven in 1988, held in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the death of the Belgian Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest.
		A Historical Philological Analysis — NICOLE HALSBERGHE: The Resemblances of the Construction of Ferdinand Verbiest's Astronomical Instruments, as Compared to Those of Tycho Brahe.
		GIOVANNI STARY: The "Manchu Cannons" Cast by Ferdinand Verbiest and the Hitherto Unknown Title of His Instructions — SHU LIGUANG: Ferdinand Verbiest and the Casting of Cannons in the Qing Dynasty — J. DITLEV SCHEEL (1918—1992): Beijing Precursor
	monumenta-serica.steyler.de /mono_witek.htm (356 words)

	How Rome Went to China (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		A. Ferdinand Verbiest, Astronomia Europea sub Imperatore Tartaro-Sinico C`am Hy [K`ang-hsi] Appellato ex Umbra in Lucem Revocata
		Adam Schall's assistant, Verbiest, labored in a strange mode not quite Euclidean and not quite Chinese, as he pondered questions of the Chinese I-ching and geometric form.
		This pull-out page is one of many working notes that were bound together with Verbiest's printed eclipse predictions and his apologia of western astronomy for the Manchu court.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/vatican/romechin.html (1745 words)

	Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Dressed as a Chinese Astrologer Giclee Print by Kuniyoshi at AllPosters.com
		Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Dressed as a Chinese Astrologer by Kuniyoshi
		The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
		Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Dressed as a Chinese Astrologer
	www.allposters.com /-sp/Father-Ferdinand-Verbiest-1623-88-Dressed-as-a-Chinese-Astrologer-Posters_i1343234_.htm (115 words)

	S. Berliner's Steam Automobile Page
		According to the SAE Bookstore, there is an even older vehicle, the Verbiest Steam Turbine Vehicle, a steam-turbine-powered model which ran in the 1600s!
		Per the SAE, "in the early 1670's, Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688), a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China and head of the observatory of Peking, built a small working model of steam turbine-powered vehicle which he demonstrated at the Chinese imperial court and which may be considered as the oldest precursor of the automobile".
		I can't find a direct link, but here is a page about the The Steam Automobile Club of America, dedicated to the preservation of steam automobiles.
	home.att.net /~Berliner-Ultrasonics/steamcar.html (1433 words)

	Books by Ferdinand Verbiest, compare prices
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		Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (1623-1688) & The Chinese Heaven : The Composition Of The Astronomical Corpus, Its Diffusion And Reception In The European Republic Of Letters
		The Astronomia Europaea of Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J. (Dillingen, 1687) : Text, Translation, Notes and Commentaries
	www.allbookstores.com /author/Ferdinand_Verbiest.html (98 words)

	The Skeletons in China's closet
		One plot holds three huge stele and headstones marking the final resting place of the China's first and foremost Western visitors: Matteo Ricci, Ferdinand Verbiest and Adam Schall.
		When he died 390 years ago last month, he was buried here.
		The instruments and science texts were prized by the admiring Chinese, and many of the antique instruments are displayed atop the old Watchtower that once guarded the city walls.
	www.gluckman.com /Graves.html (1084 words)

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