The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2 - Shorter Science and Civilisation in China - Colin A. Ronan - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521315364 - June 20, 1985
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The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2 - Shorter Science and Civilisation in China

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This second volume looks in detail at the early Chinese contributions to the sciences. The book begins with mathematics and goes on to discuss the sciences of astronomy, meteorology and the Earth sciences. It closes with a description of some aspects of Chinese physics, including the wave theory, metrology, statics, hydrostatics, heat, light and sound.


472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 7 maps 23 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 20, 1985
ISBN13 9780521315364
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 472
Dimensions 228 × 153 × 28 mm   ·   714 g
Language English  

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