
The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2
Colin A. Ronan(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 17. December 1981
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-521-23582-2 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 Tables, unspecified; 7 Maps; 46 Halftones, unspecified; 24 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
965 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-23582-2 (9780521235822)
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Colin A. Ronan
The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2
An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text
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06/1985
Cambridge University Press
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Additional editions

Colin A. Ronan
The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2
An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text
Book
06/1985
Cambridge University Press
€56.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. Mathematics; 2. The sciences of the heavens: (i) astronomy; 3. The sciences of the heavens: (ii) meteorology; 4. The sciences of the earth: (i) geography and map-making; 5. The sciences of the earth: (ii) geology and related sciences; 6. Physics; Table of Chinese dynastics; Bibliography; Index.