The Crafting of the 10,000 Things : Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth-Century China /

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The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw a significant increase of publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing (1587-16...

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Autor principal: Schäfer, Dagmar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2011]
Temas:
Cosmology, Chinese.
Qi (Chinese philosophy).
Science > History > 17th century > China.
Science > China > History > 17th century.
Technology > History > 17th century > China.
Technology > China > History > 17th century.
SCIENCE / General.
knowledge, technology, ming dynasty, history, china, asia, publications, song yingxing, tiangong kaiwu, commerce, trade, business, goods, manufacture, production, raw materials, extraction, processing, technical writing, scientific thinking, nonfiction, science, industry, crafts, tradition, belief, truth, rationality, qi, nature, merchant, commercialization, inquiry, rain, wind, salt, gas, loyalty, friendship, position, innovation, growth, decay.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Private Affairs
  • 2. Affairs of Honor
  • 3. Public Affairs
  • 4. Written Affairs
  • 5. Formulating the Transformation
  • 6. Acoustics
  • Conclusion. Leaving the Theater
  • Epilogue. The Aftermath
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix 1. Chinese Dynasties and Various Rulers
  • Appendix 2. Song Yingxing Curriculum Vitae
  • Appendix 3. Editions of the Tiangong kaiwu
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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