人文中國:中國古代發明(英文版)

人文中國:中國古代發明(英文版)

《人文中國:中國古代發明(英文版)》是2010年1月五洲傳播出版社出版的圖書,作者是鄧蔭柯。

基本介紹

  • 中文名:人文中國:中國古代發明(英文版)
  • 作者:鄧蔭柯
  • 出版社五洲傳播出版社
  • 出版時間:2010年1月
  • 頁數:155 頁
  • 定價:94 元
  • 開本:16 開
  • 裝幀:平裝
  • ISBN:9787508516899
內容簡介,圖書目錄,

內容簡介

“人文中國書系”共30個分冊,書系旨在通過介紹中國傳統文化中一些有代表性的領域或專題,展現中國文化的總體面貌。書系的作者均為相關領域的專家學者,他們廣博的歷史文化知識以及深入淺出的敘述方法,使讀者可以通過輕鬆愉悅的閱讀,領略豐富多彩、博大精深的中國文化。該系列叢書設計精美,內容豐富,出版以來受到國外讀者歡迎,著作權輸出到多個國家,並被收入“劍橋文庫”。
這是一本兼有科學性和知識性的普及讀物,書中介紹了中國古代30餘項重大發明創造,其內容涉及天文、冶金、醫藥、輕工、數學等各個領域,並與當時世界各國的科技發展狀況作橫向對比,說明中國古代科技對世界聞名的重大貢獻。對於有著如此輝煌發明歷史的中國後來科學水平一度停滯不前的社會原因,書中也作了一些探討和解說。
This is a popularization reader that examines Chinese civilization in different historical epochs from the viewpoint of China's ancient inventions. It compares china's scientific and technological environment with that of other countries of the world, and documents China's huge contributions to world civilization in the fields of astronomy, metallurgy, medicine, light industry and mathematics. It also deals with the social causes the stagnation of China's scientific levels for a period of time.
China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization, and till the mid-19th century its economy was the largest in the world. The development of science and technology in ancient China was based on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of ""Integration of nature and man,"" The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.

圖書目錄

Foreword: Hotbed of Invention
The Four Major Inventions
Are the Four Major Inventions the Most Important?
Compass
Gunpowder
Paper
Printing
Other Major Inventions (I)
Iron and Steel Smelting and Ironware
Copper Smelting and Bronze Ware
Extraction and Application of Petroleum
Discovery and Mining of Coal
Pottery and Porcelain
Wine and Liquor
Sericulture
Tea and Tea Culture
Other Major Inventions (II)
Star Catalogue and Star Atlas
Observation of Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Surveying of the Meridian
Zhang Heng and His Seismograph
Guo Shoujing and His Shoushi Calendar
The Decimal and Binary Systems
Zu Chongzhi and Pi
Equal Temperament
Other Major Inventions (III)
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture
Anesthetic
Variolation
The Great Wall
Grand Canal of China
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Miscellaneous Smart Inventions
Kite
Abacus
Weiqi (Go)
Hot-Air Balloon
Parachute
Archery
Match
Chinese Kung Fu
Football
Golf
Classical Works of Science
Appendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties

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