| Description |
1 online resource (353 pages). |
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text file |
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Alexander von Humboldt in English
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Works. English.
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| 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. |
| Summary |
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 (1587-1666?), a minor local official living in southern China. His Tiangong kaiwu, the longest and most prominent of these works, documents the extraction and processing of raw materials and the manufacture of goods essential to everyday life, from yeast and wine to paper and ink to boats, carts, and firea. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Song, Yingxing, 1587-approximately 1666. Tian gong kai wu.
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Tian gong kai wu (Song, Yingxing) |
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Science -- China -- History -- 17th century.
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Science. |
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China. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Technology -- China -- History -- 17th century.
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Technology. |
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Cosmology, Chinese.
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Cosmology, Chinese. |
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Qi (Chinese philosophy)
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Qi (Chinese philosophy) |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Schäfer, Dagmar.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schäfer, Dagmar. Crafting of the 10,000 Things : Knowledge and Technology in Seventeenth-Century China. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2011 9780226735849 |
| ISBN |
9780226735856 |
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0226735850 |
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1283078457 |
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9781283078450 |
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9780226735849 |
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0226735842 |
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