The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China - Couverture souple

Ronan, Colin A.

 
9780521315364: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521315360 ISBN 13 : 9780521315364
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1985

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1985
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521315360
ISBN 13 
9780521315364
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
459
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780521235822: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521235820 ISBN 13 :  9780521235822
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1981
Couverture rigide