{"product_id":"9789819251537","title":"Outline of the History of Science and Technology in Ancient China Physics and Chemistry","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding China\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOutline of the History of Science and Technology in Ancient China\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePhysics and Chemistry\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZengjian Guan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book summarizes the tried-and-true scientific techniques used by early Chinese scientists to understand nature, including observational reasoning, adept mathematics, and dialectical reasoning. It also incorporates the rich traditional philosophical ideas of Chinese civilization, including the unity of knowledge and action and the notion of \"to know,\" which offer fresh perspectives on particular scientific problems. From Mozi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the physicist Zheng Fuguang at the start of the nineteenth century, the book introduces famous scientific and technological figures and their accomplishments in detail. It also interprets key related canonical writings, such as \"Dreaming Streams and Brush Talks\" and \"Huainan Wannbijie,\" etc. The doctrines of dynamical causes, diffuse distribution of image multiplication, sound and rhythm, the origin of weights and measures, the twelve laws of averages, the nature of heat, and the theory of vision are finally clarified, along with their domestic and international applications, providing a clear and thorough overview of the overall picture of the field of physics and chemistry in ancient China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuan Zengjian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (关增建), who is regarded as one of the \"two jewels of Chinese metrological history\". He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1990, and studied under Prof. Li Zhichao and Prof. Qian Linzhao, and obtained a doctoral degree in the history of science. He is a professor of the Institute of History of Science and Culture of Science at Shanghai Jiaotong University, a doctoral supervisor, and the national chief science communication expert of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). With the knowledge and perspective of a new generation, he embarked on a fresh exploration and summarization of ancient Chinese science and technology. His works, \"\u003cem\u003eExploration of Ancient Chinese Physical Thought\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eConversations on the History of Chinese Civilization: A Discussion on Metrology\u003c\/em\u003e,\" are the first of their kind in the country.The Measurement History Society of Japan has highly praised his contribution to the history of measurement in its journal \"\u003cem\u003eMeasurement History Research\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNational Social Science Foundation of China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819251537\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e430\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"National Social Science Foundation of China","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51687818002572,"sku":"9789819251537","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819251537","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}