Jun Wenren

Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology

Translation and Annotation of Kaogong ji, The Artificers' Record

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This book presents the first translation into English of the full text of the Kaogong ji. This classic work, described by the great scholar of the history of Chinese science and technology Joseph Needham as &quote;the most important document for the study of ancient Chinese technology&quote;, dates from the fifth century BC and forms part of the Zhouli (The Rites of the Zhou Dynasty), one of the great Confucian classics. The text itself describes the techniques of working and the technologies used by over twenty different kinds of craftsmen and artificers, such as metal workers, chariot makers, weapon makers, music instrument makers,… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-136-26787-1
EAN: 9781136267871
Produktnummer: 17505343
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 11'513 KB
Abbildungen: 157 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 56 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 101 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen

Über den Autor

Jun Wenren is a Research Fellow at Zhejiang University, China, and has worked concurrently for over ten years as a senior design, system, and hardware engineer in leading technology companies, USA.