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 such as: mathmatics; astronomy and meteorology; earth sciences - geography, cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy; and physics. Series: Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 7 maps 23 tables. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 69. . 1985. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: An Abridgement of Joseph Needham's Original Text: 02
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1985
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521315360
ISBN 13: 9780521315364
Binding: Soft cover
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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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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.

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