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The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text Paperback - 1985

by Colin a. Ronan


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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.

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  • Title The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text
  • Author Colin a. Ronan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 472
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 1985-06-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521315364 / 0521315360
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.05 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 80040784
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951
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