The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: The main sections of vol. 4, pt. 2 of the major series
Author : Joseph Needham
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Page : pages
File Size : 46,15 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
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Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 46,15 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,16 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521462143
This fifth volume abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China.
Author : Joseph Needham
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
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Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521315364
Volume 2 contains Volume III and a section of Volume IV, Part 1 of the major series: Mathematics, Astronomy, Meteorology, Geography & map-making, Geology & related sciences, Physics (excluding electricity & magnetism).
Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521338738
Three previous volumes of this series by Colin Ronan are each available in hardback as well as paperback. Volume I introduces the reader to the country of China: its history, geography and language. The major part of this book is devoted to the history of scientific thought in China itself. In Volume II, the first section deals with mathematics, and this is followed by a section dealing with mathematics. Then follow sections on astronomy, meteorology and the earth sciences. The volume closes with a description of various aspects of Chinese physics. Volume III looks in some detail at one of the greatest contributions the Chinese made to physics - the discovery of the magnetic compass.
Author : Colin A. Ronan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 1985-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780521315364
In the second volume of his abridgement of Joseph Needham's original text, Colin Ronan looks in detail at the early Chinese contributions to various sciences. The first section deals with mathematics, and it is shown that the Chinese works were comparable with the pre-Renaissance achievements of the old world. This account is written with the non-mathematician in mind. The text is next concerned with the sciences of astronomy and meteorology, followed by the Earth sciences: geography, cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy. Volume 2 closes with a description of some aspects of Chinese physics, including their predilection for the wave theory as opposed to particles, metrology, statics, hydrostatics, heat, light and sound.
Author : Joseph Needham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521292863
Volumes I and II of the major series: China: its language, geography and history ; Chinese philosophy and scientific thought.
Author : Joseph Needham
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Page : pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
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Author : Colin A. Ronan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 1995-09-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780521462143
This fifth volume of Colin Ronan's abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the remarkable engineering feats made during the early and medieval periods. No other country did more in civil engineering, both as to scale and skill, than China. The book opens with an account of the road system, which compared favorably with that of the Roman Empire. Naturally, the Great Wall of China is covered in some detail within the social context of walls, which--more than any other structure--mark the basic features of Chinese communities. The Chinese genius for town planning and achievements in hydraulic engineering are covered in later chapters. This book provides many clues as to the influence of Chinese innovation on Western engineering trends and will fascinate readers who are interested in the history of science and Chinese civilization.