Science in ancient China : researches and reflections

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Science in ancient China : researches and reflections

Nathan Sivin

(Collected studies series, CS506)

Variorum, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • Chinese conceptions of time
  • cosmos and computation in early Chinese mathematical astronomy
  • Shen Kua
  • copernicus in China
  • Wang Hsi-shan
  • science and medicine in Chinese history
  • why the scientific revolution did not take place in China - or didn't it?
  • over the borders - technical history, philosophy and the social sciences.

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  • NCID
    BA2718265X
  • ISBN
    • 0860784924
  • LCCN
    95030588
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Aldershot, Great Britain ; Brookfield, Vt., USA
  • Pages/Volumes
    1 v. (various pagings)
  • Size
    24 cm
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