The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. An Abridgment of Joseph Needham's Original Text. Volume 2: Volume III and a Section of Volume IV, Part 1 of the Major Series
(Book #2 in the The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China Series)
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521315360
ISBN13:9780521315364
Release Date:September 1985
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:472 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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