Chinese science; explorations of an ancient tradition.

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Andre forfattere: Needham, Joseph, 1900-, Nakayama, Shigeru, 1928- (ed.), Sivin, Nathan (ed.)
Format: Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Cambridge, MIT Press [c1973]
Serier:M.I.T. East Asian science series, v. 2
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • The historian of science as ecumenical man: a meditation in the Shingon temple of Kongosammai-in on Koyasan, by J. Needham
  • Joseph Needham and the science of China, by D. J. de Solla Price
  • Joseph Needham, organic philosopher, by S. Nakayama
  • China, Europe, and the origins of modern science: Needham's the grand titration, by A. C. Graham
  • The Chinese concept of nature, by M. Yosida
  • Chinese astronomy: development and limiting factors, by K. Yabuuti
  • A systematic approach to the Mohist optics (ca. 300 B.C.), by A. C. Graham and N. Sivin
  • Elixir plants: the Ch'un-yang Lu Chen-jen yao shih chih (Pharmaceutical manual of the adept Lu Ch'un-yang), by Ho Peng Yoke, B. Lim, and F. Morsingh
  • Man as a medicine: pharmacological and ritual aspects of traditional therapy using drugs derived from the human body, by W. C. Cooper and N. Sivin
  • A neglected source for the early history of anesthesia in China and Japan, by S. Miyasita
  • An introductory bibliography of traditional Chinese science: books and articles in Western languages, by N. Sivin (p. [279]-314)