Diagrams and explanations of the wonderful machines of the Far West
Diagrams and explanations of the wonderful machines of the Far West (Chinese: Yuanxi qiqi tushuo luzui, 遠西奇器圖說錄最, often abridged as Qiqi tushuo, 奇器圖說) was an encyclopedia of Western mechanical devices translated into Chinese by the Jesuit Johann Schreck (1576-1630), and the Chinese scholar Wang Zheng (王徵 1571–1644).[1] This book was the first to present Western mechanical knowledge to a Chinese audience.[2] The book was published in 1627.[3]
Particularly, the works of the Italian engineers Agostino Ramelli or Vittorio Zonca were reproduced in this translation,[4][5] as well as those of the French engineer Jacques Besson.[6] Plates depicting European machine were reproduced quite precisely, although in a Chinese pictorial style.[7]
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Citations
- ↑ Baichun, p.182
- ↑ Ricci roundtable
- ↑ Baigrie, p.23
- ↑ Baigrie, p.23
- ↑ Needham, p.214
- ↑ Needham, p.212
- ↑ Baigrie, p.23
Sources
- Zhang Baichun, 'An Inquiry into the History of the Chinese Terms Jiqi (Machines) and Jixie (Machinery)', in Michael Lackner et al., New Terms for New Ideas: Western Knowledge and Lexical Change in Late Imperial China BRILL, 2001 ISBN 90-04-12046-7
- Brian Scott Baigrie Picturing Knowledge: Historical and Philosophical Problems Concerning the Use of Art in Science University of Toronto Press, 1996 ISBN 0-8020-7439-1
- Joseph Needham, Ling Wang, Gwei-Djen Lu Science and civilisation in China Cambridge University Press, 1965 ISBN 0-521-05803-1
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