The Crafting of the 10,000 Things : Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth-Century China.
The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw a significant increase of 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 (1587-16...
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2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; 1. Private Affairs; 2. Affairs of Honor; 3. Public Affairs; 4. Written Affairs; 5. Formulating the Transformation; 6. Acoustics; Conclusion. Leaving the Theater; Epilogue. The Aftermath; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1. Chinese Dynasties and Various Rulers; Appendix 2. Song Yingxing Curriculum Vitae; Appendix 3. Editions of the Tiangong kaiwu; Notes; Bibliography; Index.