Tiangong Kaiwu - Wikipedia
WEBThe Tiangong Kaiwu (天工開物), or The Exploitation of the Works of Nature was a Chinese encyclopedia compiled by Song Yingxing. It was published in May 1637 with funding provided by Song's patron Tu Shaokui .
Tian gong kai wu - Library of Congress
WEBThe Tiangong kaiwu records all aspects of technology up to the mid-Ming period. Divided into three parts and including 121 illustrations, it describes the terms, configurations, and production stages for over 130 types of productive technology and tools.
Song Yingxing - Wikipedia
WEBSong Yingxing's famous work was the Tiangong Kaiwu, or The Exploitation of the Works of Nature, published in May 1637 with funding provided by Song's patron Tu Shaokui. [1][7][8] The Tiangong Kaiwu is an encyclopedia covering a wide range of technical issues, including the use of various gunpowder weapons.
Song Yingxing and Tiangong Kaiwu | SpringerLink
WEBThe Tiangong Kaiwu (Exploitation of Products from Nature by Means of a Combination of Artificial Skills and Natural Power, also translated as The Creations of Nature and Man, 1637) is his most important work.
Tiangong kaiwu | Chinese text | Britannica
WEBMing dynasty scholarship. In China: Literature and scholarship. …organization, and war tactics; and Tiangong kaiwu (1637; “Creations of Heaven and Human Labor”), on industrial technology. Ming scholars also produced numerous valuable geographical treatises and historical studies.
Tiangong kaiwu 天工開物 - ChinaKnowledge.de
WEBJun 18, 2010 · Tiangong kaiwu 天工開物 "The exploitation of Heavenly treasures" is a compendium on industry, agriculture and artisanry written during the late Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by Song Yingxing 宋應星 (1587-c. 1666).
The Crafting of the 10,000 Things - The University of Chicago Press
WEBHis 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 firearms.
The congruence of knowledge and action: the Tiangong kaiwu …
WEBJan 1, 2005 · Much of what Gillispie said in showing “natural historical” aspects of many French technical writings of eighteenth century applies to the subject of the present essay, the Tiangong kaiwu ...
天工開物 by Yingxing Song | Project Gutenberg
WEBMay 1, 2008 · 天工開物 by Yingxing Song. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Browsing: History - General. In Browsing: Science - …
The legacy of Ming China- The Tiankong Kaiwu
WEBThe Cornerstone of the Portuguese Vision of China: Galeote Pereira. The Franciscan Report and the Sources of Mendoza's Book. The China that Europeans discovered: the Ming dynasty. /. The 17th Century. /. The legacy of Ming China- The Tiankong Kaiwu.
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