Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century: T'ien-kung K'ai-wu
By (author): "Sung Ying-hsing"
Publish Date:
1637
ISBN0486295931
ISBN139780486295930
AsinChinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century: T'ien-kung K'ai-wu
Original titleT'ien-kung K'ai-wu
This 1637 classic on the history of traditional Chinese technology, profusely illustrated with 152 original woodcuts, covers agriculture, textiles, mining, metallurgy, chemical engineering, boat-building weapons manufacture, and more. Rich in scientific and historical background, its many annotations round out an impressive survey of technological progress.