明末清初的西学东渐 ,确切地讲应该是指文艺复兴时期的西方文化在中国的传播。它涉及的范围有天文、历法、炮术、物理、水利等应用科学技术 ,为我国的科学发展和学术研究增添了新的内容。然而 ,我们不禁要问 ,为什么明末清初之际西学能够跨越万里输入中国？而当时的中国政府又? The gradual progress of Western learning during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties should be precisely the spread of Western culture during the Renaissance in China. It covers the scope of applied astronomy, calendars, artillery, physics, water conservancy and other applied science and technology, which has added new content to China’s scientific development and academic research. However, we can not help but ask why Western learning can enter China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At the time the Chinese government again?