History of Science and Technology in China – serie

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 volume presents the development of Chinese science and technology, which was gradually shaped by systematical theories and entered into a new stage of development in the course of a lengthy historical evolution.

This volume highlights the major science and technology developments in the period from the 7th to 18th century under the influence of Chinese and Western communications and diplomacy, discussing topics such as the Chinese abacus, herbalism, natural history literature in ancient China and musical theory.

This book mainly focuses on Chinese science and technology in modern and contemporary China, as well as Western technology, especially modern European science, which greatly influenced Chinese society in the Qing dynasty.