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This second volume looks in detail at the early Chinese contributions to the sciences. The book begins with mathematics and goes on to discuss the sciences of astronomy, meteorology and the Earth sciences. It closes with a description of some aspects of Chinese physics, including the wave theory, metrology, statics, hydrostatics, heat, light and sound.Ronan, Colin A. is the author of 'Shorter Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 2 - Colin A. Ronan - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780521235822 and ISBN 0521235820.
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