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Science in Ancient China
Author | : George Beshore |
Publsiher | : Franklin Watts |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0531104850 |
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Surveys the achievements of the ancient Chinese in science, medicine, astronomy, and cosmology, and describes such innovations as rockets, wells, the compass, water wheels, and movable type.
Science in Ancient China
Author | : George W. Beshore |
Publsiher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1998-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0613194470 |
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Surveys the achievements of the ancient Chinese in science, medicine, astronomy, and cosmology, and describes such innovations as rockets, wells, the compass, water wheels, and movable type.
Science in Ancient China
Author | : Nathan Sivin |
Publsiher | : Variorum Publishing |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015038416965 |
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A collection of essays which presents insights into the Chinese scientific tradition and its interaction with Western science. An introductory overview and biographical assessments of Shen Kua and Wang Hsi-shan are included in the discussion.
The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China Volume 5
Author | : Joseph Needham,Colin A. Ronan |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 052146773X |
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This fifth volume abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China.
A History of Chinese Science and Technology
Author | : Yongxiang Lu |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 503 |
Release | : 2014-10-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783662442579 |
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A History of Chinese Science and Technology (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) presents 44 individual lectures, beginning with Ancient Chinese Science and Technology in the Process of Human Civilizations and an Overview of Chinese Science and Technology, and continuing with in-depth discussions of several issues in the History of Science and the Needham Puzzle, interspersed with topics on Astronomy, Arithmetic, Agriculture and Medicine, The Four Great Inventions, and various technological areas closely related to clothing, food, shelter and transportation. This book is the most authoritative work on the history of Chinese Science and Technology. It is the Winner of the China Book Award, the Shanghai Book Award (1st prize), and the Classical China International Publishing Project (GAPP, General Administration of Press and Publication of China) and offers an essential resource for academic researchers and non-experts alike. It originated with a series of 44 lectures presented to top Chinese leaders, which received very positive feedback. Written by top Chinese scholars in their respective fields from the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and many other respected Chinese organizations, the book is intended for scientists, researchers and postgraduate students working in the history of science, philosophy of science and technology, and related disciplines. Yongxiang Lu is a professor, former president and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Vice Chairman of the National Congress of China.
The Genius of China
Author | : Robert K. G. Temple |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1853752924 |
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An introduction to the achievements of ancient China.
Ancient China s Technology and Science
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 654 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105003967747 |
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"China's achievements in science and technology are among the most impressive aspects of her rich cultural past. Before the 15th century, her scientific developments often far surpassed those of the West. Shipbuilding, mathematics, alchemy, city planning, tea growing, carriage building and earthquake forecasting are just a few of the 47 areas explored here."
The Studies of Heaven and Earth in Ancient China
Author | : Xiaoyuan Jiang |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 521 |
Release | : 2021-06-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9811578400 |
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Focusing on the astronomy and geosciences in ancient China, this book discusses the scientific developments and achievements in the past 5000 years, including the ancient Chinese calendar and Yellow River harnessing as well as topics such as military geography and ancient earthquake prediction. This book is the second volume in the series History of Science and Technology in China. History of Science and Technology in China is the first series with high academic values on general history of Chinese science and technology, with contributions by top-notch scholars in this field. This 5-volume work provides an encyclopedic historical panorama of Chinese scientific and technological development. It unfolds the history of Chinese science and technology through a clarified timeline from as early as the far ancient times to the very present. This work consists of five volumes: Origins of Chinese Sciences, Ancient Chinese Studies of Heaven and Earth, High Tide of Chinese Sciences, Theoretical and Technological Development, and Western Influences.