Book ID: CBB867671342

The Studies of Heaven and Earth in Ancient China: History of Science and Technology in China Volume 2 (2021)

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Focusing on the astronomy and geosciences in ancient China, this book discusses the scientific developments and achievements in the past 5000 years, including the ancient Chinese calendar and Yellow River harnessing as well as topics such as military geography and ancient earthquake prediction. This book is the second volume in the series History of Science and Technology in China. History of Science and Technology in China is the first series with high academic values on general history of Chinese science and technology, with contributions by top-notch scholars in this field. This 5-volume work provides an encyclopedic historical panorama of Chinese scientific and technological development. It unfolds the history of Chinese science and technology through a clarified timeline from as early as the far ancient times to the very present. This work consists of five volumes: Origins of Chinese Sciences, Ancient Chinese Studies of Heaven and Earth, High Tide of Chinese Sciences, Theoretical and Technological Development, and Western Influences.

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Authors & Contributors
Jiang, Xiaoyuan
Tang, Quan
Qu, Anjing
Wenan, Chen
Morrison, Leslie V.
Hohenkerk, Catherine Y.
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Studies in Dialectics of Nature
History and Technology
Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period
Publishers
Springer
Brill
World Scientific Publishing Co.
Springer International Publishing
Academia Sinica and Lianjing chubanshe
Princeton University Press
Concepts
Science and society
Technology and society
Astronomy
Astrology
East Asia, civilization and culture
Science and culture
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
20th century, late
Song-Yuan dynasties (China, 960-1368)
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907)
Qin dynasty (China, 221-207 B.C.)
Places
China
India
Greece
Egypt
Vietnam
Taiwan
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