The Orientation of Science and Technology : a Japanese View.
Shigeru Nakayama has been at the forefront of redirecting conventional East Asian science and technology, arguing that 'orientation of science' refers not only to the direction of science but also implies a turning to Eastern science. Recently, he has been arguing for implementation of a &...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The First Appearance of Aristotelian Cosmology in Japan, Kenkon Bensetsu; 2 On the Introduction of the Heliocentric System into Japan; 3 Japanese Studies in the History of Astronomy; 4 Abhorrence of 'God' in the Introduction of Copernicanism into Japan; 5 Cyclic Variation of Astronomical Parameters and the Revival ofTrepidation in Japan; 6 The Role Played by Universities in Scientific and Technological Development in Japan; 7 Diffusion of Copernicanism in Japan; 8 Grass-roots Geology
- Ijiri Shoji and the Chidanken.