| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
Technology and change in history, 1385-920X ; volume 17 |
| Summary |
"In Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies, Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann offer an English translation and commentary of the first technological encyclopaedia in China. This work came into being around the 5th century C.E. and contains descriptions of thirty technologies used at the time. Most prominent are bronze casting, the manufacture of carriages and weapons, a metrological standard, the making of musical instruments, and the planning of cities. The technologies, including the manufacturing process and quality assurance, are based on standardization and modularization. In several commentaries, the editors show to which degree the descriptions of Kao Gong Ji correspond to archaeological findings"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"This edition is jointly published with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press"--Colophon |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English, German and Chinese; commentary in English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Technology -- China -- Early works to 1800
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Science -- China -- Early works to 1800
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Science
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Technology
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Guan, Zengjian, 1956- translator, editor.
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Herrmann, Konrad, Dr., translator, editor.
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Shanghai jiao tong da xue, issuing body.
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| LC no. |
2019055558 |
| ISBN |
9004416943 |
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9789004416949 |
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