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The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China
An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text
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Focusing on early Chinese advancements in various scientific fields, this volume explores mathematics, demonstrating its parity with pre-Renaissance achievements. It addresses astronomy, meteorology, and Earth sciences, including geography and geology. The text is tailored for non-mathematicians, making complex ideas accessible. Concluding with insights into Chinese physics, it highlights their preference for wave theory over particle theory, as well as their studies in metrology, statics, hydrostatics, and the properties of heat, light, and sound.
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The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China, Colin A. Ronan
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- Rok vydania
- 2000
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- Titul
- The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China
- Podtitul
- An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Colin A. Ronan
- Vydavateľ
- Cambridge University Press
- Rok vydania
- 2000
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 472
- ISBN13
- 9780521315364
- Kategórie
- Príroda všeobecne
- Anotácia
- Focusing on early Chinese advancements in various scientific fields, this volume explores mathematics, demonstrating its parity with pre-Renaissance achievements. It addresses astronomy, meteorology, and Earth sciences, including geography and geology. The text is tailored for non-mathematicians, making complex ideas accessible. Concluding with insights into Chinese physics, it highlights their preference for wave theory over particle theory, as well as their studies in metrology, statics, hydrostatics, and the properties of heat, light, and sound.