Science in ancient China : researches and reflections
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Science in ancient China : researches and reflections
（Collected studies series, CS506）
Variorum, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A collection of essays which presents insights into the Chinese scientific tradition and its interaction with Western science. An introductory overview and biographical assessments of Shen Kua and Wang Hsi-shan are included in the discussion.
Table of Contents
- Chinese conceptions of time
- cosmos and computation in early Chinese mathematical astronomy
- Shen Kua
- copernicus in China
- Wang Hsi-shan
- science and medicine in Chinese history
- why the scientific revolution did not take place in China - or didn't it?
- over the borders - technical history, philosophy and the social sciences.
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