Article ID: CBB000933498

Zheng Xiaocang: Scientific Poetry, Joseph Needham and Other Things (2007)

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Moffett, John (Author)
Liu, Dun (Author)


Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Volume: 26
Pages: 537--550


Publication Date: 2007
Edition Details: [Translated title.] In Chinese.
Language: Chinese

The modern Chinese educationalist Zheng Xiaocang was expert in Chinese and Western studies, and his calm and unpretentious poetry reflected the man himself. This article describes his life in brief, then focuses on his poems praising science and his connections with Britain and Joseph Needham.

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Authors & Contributors
Green, Steven J.
Antonio Sáez Delgado
Fernando Pessoa
Nada Savkovic
Jerónimo Pizarro
Zhang, Li
Journals
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Zhongguo Keji Shiliao (China Historical Materials of Science and Technology)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Science and Education
Guangxi Minzu Xueyuan Xuebao
Gender Forum: An Internet Journal for Gender Studies
Publishers
Valencia Lengua de Trapo
World Scientific
Oxford University Press
Harvard University Press
Harper Collins
CLUEB
Concepts
Science and literature
Poetry and poetics
Historiography
Science and culture
Biographies
Science education and teaching
People
Needham, Joseph
Manilius, Marcus
Granet, Marcel
Elytis, Odysseas
Vittorelli, Iacopo Andrea (1749-1835)
Sah, Peter P. T. (Sa Bentie)
Time Periods
20th century
Ancient
Early modern
Medieval
19th century
18th century
Places
China
Rome (Italy)
Portugal
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Academia Sinica
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