On their own terms : science in China, 1550-1900 /
In On Their Own Terms, Benjamin A. Elman offers a much-needed synthesis of early Chinese science during the Jesuit period (1600-1800) and the modern sciences as they evolved in China under Protestant influence (1840s-1900). By 1600 Europe was ahead of Asia in producing basic machines, such as clocks...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2005.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |