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.
About the editors
Xiaoyuan Jiang, Dean of the Institute of science history and science and culture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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