The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China

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Beschreibung

This third volume of Colin Ronan's abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is devoted to Chinese contributions to nautical science and technology. In the original text, these subjects were dealt with in separate parts; in this abridgement they are coveniently presented in a single unified account. The book opens with an examination of what is perhaps the greatest single contribution of Chinese civilisation to nautical science, the magnetic compass. Then follow chapters on navigation, nautical history, and voyages and discoveries, together with design and methods of construction of Chinese shipping. A final chapter looks at nautical technology in war and peace. In the original text, the material covered here appeared in Volume IV Part I and Volume IV Part 3. In abridging the text, the opportunity has been taken to include the official Pin Yin transliterations alongside those of the original work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. Magnetism and electricity; 2. Nautical technology; 3. Voyages and discovieries; 4. Navigation; 5. Propulsion; 6. Steering; 7. Techniques of peace and war afloat; Table of Chinese dynasties; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521315609
ISBN-10:	0521315603
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ronan, Colin A.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Colin A. Ronan
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.02.2003
Gewicht:	0,509 kg