Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Also included are biographies of three post-eighteenth-century Chinese scholars, Li Shanlan (1811-1882), Hua Hengfang (1833&endash;1902), and Cai Yuanpei (1868&endash;1940), who contributed greatly to the introduction of western science and scholarship to China. In addition, three short pape...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Changes in the Structure of Science and Technology (Part Two, A Commentary)
- The Problem of Demarcation of Periods in the History of Science
- A Brief Account of Chinese Studies of the History of Science and Technology in China
- The Development of Modern Physics in China: The 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Physical Society
- A Preliminary Study of the Characteristics of Metallurgical Technology in Ancient China
- Liu Hui’s Theories of Mathematics
- A Comparison of the Structures of the Mathematical Systems of China and the West: Several Revelations from Information Theory
- The Historical Value of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art in Society and the Economy
- Studies of the South-Pointing Chariot: Survey of the Past 80 Years
- A Comparison of Archimedes’ and Liu Hui’s Studies of Circles
- The StruggleBetween Evolutionary Theory and Creationism in China
- On the Emancipation of the Mind
- Essay on the Role of Science and Democracy in Society
- Historical Development of the Chinese Communist Party’s Scientific Policy (Prior to the Founding of the People’s Republic)
- Speeches at the Qingdao Genetics Conference of 1956
- The Qingdao Conference of 1956 on Genetics: The Historical Background and Fundamental Experiences
- Concepts of Space and Time in Ancient China and in Modern Cosmology
- Information and Feedback in Epistemology
- Time: A Philosophical Survey
- The Concept of ‘Primordial Motion’: Past and Present
- On the Unity of Biology and Physics
- Homeostasis and Chinese Traditional Medicine: Commenting on Cannon’s The Wisdom of the Body
- The Book of Changes and Mathematics
- The Structure of Science and Technology in History: On the Factors Delaying the Development of Science and Technology in China in Comparison with the West since the 17th Century (Part One)
- Why did Zheng He’s Sea Voyage Fail to Lead the Chinese to Make the ‘Great Geographic Discovery’?
- The Effect of the Autocratic Monarchy of the Qing Dynasty on Science and Technology
- A Preliminary Analysis of Scientific Development and its Causes in Anhui Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Li Shanlan: Forerunner of Modern Science in China
- Hua Hengfang: Forerunner and Disseminator of Modern Science in China
- Cai Yuanpei’s Contributions to China’s Science
- The Treatise on Fevers and Miscellaneous Diseases: Vicissitudes during the Millenium after its Completion
- A Critique of ‘Zhang Heng’s Theory of a Spherical Earth’
- Niels Bohr in China
- Millikan and China
- Norbert Wiener at Qinghua University
- Notes on the Contributors
- Index of Non-Chinese Names
- Index of Chinese Names