Overview
"Revised, full-color illustrated edition of the multi-award-winning, international bestseller that charts the unparalleled and astounding achievement of ancient China - Brings to life one hundred Chinese ""firsts"" in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, engineering, mathematics, medicine, music, technology, and warfare - Based on the definitive work of the world's most famous Sinologist, Joseph Needham (1900-1995), author of Science and Civilisation in China - Organized by field, invention, and discovery for ease of reference Undisputed masters of invention and discovery for 3,000 years, the ancient Chinese were the first to discover the solar wind and the circulation of the blood and even to isolate sex hormones. From the suspension bridge and the seismograph to deep drilling for natural gas, the iron plough, and the parachute, ancient China's contributions in the fields of engineering, medicine, technology, mathematics, science, transportation, warfare, and music helped inspire the European agricultural and industrial revolutions. Since its original publication, The Genius of China has won five literary awards in America and been translated into 43 languages. Its Chinese edition, The Spirit of Chinese Invention, was approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for use in connection with the national secondary curriculum in China. Based on the immense, authoritative scholarship of the late Joseph Needham, the world's foremost scholar of Chinese science, and including a foreword by him, this revised full-color illustrated edition brings to life the spirit and excitement of the unparalleled achievements of ancient China."
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Temple ,
Joseph Needham (University of Cambridge)
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 19.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 25.90cm
Weight: 0.989kg
ISBN: 9781594772177
ISBN 10: 1594772177
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
, . . a top pick for any college-level collection strong in Chinese history and culture, offering a revised full-color edition that brings to life elements of ancient Chinese history.
Author Information
Robert Temple is a visiting professor of the history and philosophy of science at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He also is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; member of the Egypt Exploration Society, Royal Historical Society, Institute of Classical Studies, and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies; and visiting research fellow of the University of the Aegean in Greece. He is the author of 10 books, including The Sirius Mystery and Oracles of the Dead, and lives in England with his wife, Olivia.
