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Book: Early Chinese work in natural science : a re-examination of the physics of motion, acoustics, astronomy and scientific thoughts
Title | Early Chinese work in natural science : a re-examination of the physics of motion, acoustics, astronomy and scientific thoughts |
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Other Titles | 中華早期自然科學之再研究 |
Authors | |
Issue Date | 1995 |
Publisher | Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press |
Abstract | This book re-examines the nature of early Chinese work in natural science, on the basis of original records analysis and artifacts discovered in recent decades by archaeological explorations of China's past. It presents a concise account of early scientific ideas and thoughts of nature, and their effect on the development of natural science. It is suggested that the traditional characterization of early Chinese work in natural science requires substantial modification. The absence of early Chinese participation in the development of 'modern' science is not, as commonly assumed, a consequence of lacking early scientific tradition in ancient China. It is argued that the concept of 'inhibitive' factors is dubious without taking their dynamical relationships into account, and that socio-economical and political influence has to be considered when seeking answers to the major setbacks in science and technology in China. The book also shows that there is no basis for the claims saying that acoustics and astronomy in China have their roots in Babylon |
Description | Includes bibliographical references (p.242-252) and index |
Subject | Science--Philosophy--China Science--China--History |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/10421 |
ISBN | |
Other Identifiers | |
HKU Library Item ID | b3135860 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, Cheng-Yih | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-06-22T09:55:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2006-06-22T09:55:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | en_HK |
dc.identifier | http://eproxy.lib.hku.hk/login?url=http://lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B31358603 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isbn | 962209385X | en_HK |
dc.identifier.other | ocm65352562 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/10421 | - |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p.242-252) and index | en_HK |
dc.description.abstract | This book re-examines the nature of early Chinese work in natural science, on the basis of original records analysis and artifacts discovered in recent decades by archaeological explorations of China's past. It presents a concise account of early scientific ideas and thoughts of nature, and their effect on the development of natural science. It is suggested that the traditional characterization of early Chinese work in natural science requires substantial modification. The absence of early Chinese participation in the development of 'modern' science is not, as commonly assumed, a consequence of lacking early scientific tradition in ancient China. It is argued that the concept of 'inhibitive' factors is dubious without taking their dynamical relationships into account, and that socio-economical and political influence has to be considered when seeking answers to the major setbacks in science and technology in China. The book also shows that there is no basis for the claims saying that acoustics and astronomy in China have their roots in Babylon | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | List of Illustrations | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | List of Tables | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Foreword | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Author's Note | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Acknowledgements | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Introduction | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Epilogue p227 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Bibliographies p242 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Index p253 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 1 Early Chinese Work on the Physics of Motion p1 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 2 Early Chinese Work on Acoustics p19 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 3 Early Chinese Work in Astronomy p113 | en_HK |
dc.description.tableofcontents | 4 Early Scientific Ideas and Thoughts of Nature in Ancient China p191 | en_HK |
dc.format.extent | xxxiii, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm | en_HK |
dc.format.extent | 430 bytes | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_HK |
dc.format.mimetype | text/html | - |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.publisher | Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Digital Editions from Hong Kong University Press | en_HK |
dc.rights | HKU students and staff only | en_HK |
dc.subject.ddc | 509.51 C51 | en_HK |
dc.subject.lcsh | Science--Philosophy--China | en_HK |
dc.subject.lcsh | Science--China--History | en_HK |
dc.title | Early Chinese work in natural science : a re-examination of the physics of motion, acoustics, astronomy and scientific thoughts | en_HK |
dc.title.alternative | 中華早期自然科學之再研究 | zh_HK |
dc.type | Book | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkul | b3135860 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | en_HK |