Knowledge of Science and Tech.

Development in Ancient China

Appendix B: List of Resources

The following books and websites could be useful resources to help learn about the
development of science and technology in ancient China. It seemed to be easier to find books
than web resources, though I’m sure with some searching a lot more could be found online. I
hope these are helpful!

Books:

Source: Notes:

China Science and Technology Palace Preparatory A great simple

Committee (Eds.). (1982). China - 7000 introduction. Short and
Years of Discovery. Toronto: Ontario Science includes a lot of
Center. interesting information.

Sung, Ying-Hsing. (1966). Tʼien-Kung Kʼai-Wu - Chinese A translation of an old

Technology in the Seventeenth Century (E-Tu Zen Sun Chinese science
& Shiou-Chuan Sun, Trans.). University Park and “textbook.”
London: Pennsylvania State University Press.

Sivin, N. (1995). Science in Ancient China: Researches Collection of the authors

& Reflections. Brookfield Vermont: Ashgate Publishing. essays.

Elman, B. A. (2005). On Their Own Terms: Science in

China 1550 - 1900. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ke Yan. (2004). Science & Technology in China -

Reform and Development (Chen Ru, Trans.). Beijing:
China Intercontinental Press.

Menzies, G. (2002). 1492: The Year China Discovered This book and the one
America. New York, NY: HarperCollins. below claim to reveal
some pretty interesting
history that may have
been ignored by the
west for a long time.

Menzies, G. (2008). 1434: The Year a Magnificent Iʼm not sure how well
Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the the evidence sticks
Renaissance. New York, NY: HarperCollins. together for these, as I
havenʼt read either in itʼs
entirety, or done any
outside research.

Appendix B-1
 Knowledge of Science and Tech. Development in Ancient China

Web Resources:

Some resources I found with a quick search. I have not dug very deeply into them, but they seem
like they could be very useful starting places.

Title Address

The Science & Technology http://east_west_dialogue.tripod.com/id1.html

Ancient China Taught the West

http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/ls201/confucian5.html

http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/
AsianStudiesDept/china-science.html

Appendix B-2