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The Crafting of the 10,000 Things – Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth–Century China
Dagmar Schafer
The Crafting of the 10,000 Things – Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth–Century China
Dagmar Schafer
The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China.
352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 22, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780226272801 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 352 |
Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 21 mm · 544 g |
Language | English |
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