The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2 - Softcover

Ronan, Colin A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521315360 ISBN 13: 9780521315364

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1985

Synopsis

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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Book Description:

This volume details the early Chinese contributions to various sciences. The first section deals with mathematics, showing that Chinese works were comparable with the pre-Renaissance achievements of the old world. Then the book goes on to cover astronomy and meteorology, Earth sciences and physics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0521315360
• ISBN 13: 9780521315364
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 472