Two Early Chinese Bronze Weapons with Meteoritic Iron Blades
Author : Rutherford John Gettens
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Bronzes
ISBN :
Author : Rutherford John Gettens
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Bronzes
ISBN :
Author : John G. Burke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 1991-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520073968
Author : Donald B. Wagner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9004484116
This book is a study of the production and use of iron and steel in China up to the second century B.C., and simultaneously a methodological study of the reconciliation of archaeological and written sources in Chinese cultural history. An introductory chapter describes and discusses the available sources and their use, gives a brief outline of early Chinese archaeology and history, and develops certain important themes, especially the interaction of North and South in early China. Further chapters consider the invention of iron in a barbarian culture of southeast China, its spread to the area of Chinese culture, and the development of a large-scale iron industry in the third century B.C. The technology of iron production in early China is considered in two chapters, on the microstructures of wrought and cast iron artifacts.
Author : Fan Dainian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 32,52 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401587175
The articles in this collection were all selected from the first five volumes of the Journal of Dialectics of Nature published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences between 1979 and 1985. The Journal was established in 1979 as a comprehensive theoretical publication concerning the history, philosophy and sociology of the natural sciences. It began publication as a response to China's reform, particularly the policy of opening to the outside world. Chinese scholars began to undertake distinctive, original research in these fields. This collection provides a cross-section of their efforts during the initial phase. To enable western scholars to understand the historical process of this change in Chinese academics, Yu Guangyuan's `On the Emancipation of the Mind' and Xu Liangying's `Essay on the Role of Science and Democracy in Society' have been included in this collection. Three of the papers included on the philosophy of science are discussions of philosophical issues in cosmology and biology by scientists themselves. The remaining four are written by philosophers of science and discuss information and cognition, homeostasis and Chinese traditional medicine, the I Ching (Yi Jing) and mathematics, etc. Papers have been selected on the history of both classical and modern science and technology, the most distinctive of which are macro-comparisons of the development of science in China and the west. Some papers discuss the issue of the demarcation of periods in the history of science, the history of ancient Chinese mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy, machinery, medicine, etc. Others discuss the history of modern physics and biology, the history of historiography of science in China and the history of regional development of Chinese science and technology. Also included are biographies of three post-eighteenth-century Chinese scholars, Li Shanlan (1811-1882), Hua Hengfang (1833–1902), and Cai Yuanpei (1868–1940), who contributed greatly to the introduction of western science and scholarship to China. In addition, three short papers have been included introducing the interactions between Chinese scholars and three great western scientists, Niels Bohr, Norbert Wiener, and Robert A. Millikan.
Author : Jun Li
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1349251348
This book provides a fresh interpretation of how Chinese civilization was created and transformed in the process of its early formation (1766-221 BC). It describes the principal features of that civilization which had a profound impact on the later development of Chinese history. In particular, it discusses in detail the main characteristics of the social and political organizations of that period, and argues that, contrary to the traditional interpretation, economic development in ancient China had its own dynamism.
Author : Olivia Milburn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9047443993
The Glory of Yue is the first translation into any Western language of the Yuejue shu, a collection of essays on history, literature, religion, architecture, economic thought, military science, and philosophy related to the ancient kingdoms of Wu and Yue, in present day eastern China. This book consists of sixteen chapters, together with three additional chapters of explanation written by the compilers in approximately 25 CE. This translation is presented with copious annotations and explanations, linking the concepts discussed with the development of the mainstream Chinese cultural tradition, and draws on both modern Western and Chinese exegesis, as well as archeological discoveries, to elucidate this highly complex and unjustly neglected text.
Author : Paul Craddock
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1136436014
The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins, and driven by the astronomic prices realised on the global market. This book aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the subject over a wide range of materials, emphasising how the fakes and forgeries are produced and how they may be detected by technical and scientific examination. The subject is exemplified by numerous case studies, some turning out not to be as conclusive as is sometimes believed. The book is aimed at those likely to have a serious interest in these investigations, be they curator, collector, conservator or scientist. Paul Craddock has recently retired from the Department of Conservation, Documentation and Science at the British Museum, where he was a materials scientist.
Author : Xueqin Li
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
ISBN :
Author : Östasiatiska museet
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 2003
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Edward L. Shaughnessy
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 13,55 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791433775
Examines the original composition of China's oldest books, the Classic of Changes, the Venerated Documents, and the Classic of Poetry, and attempts to restore their original meanings.