Western Influences in the History of Science and Technology in Modern China

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Mei Wending, Wang Xichan, and Xue Fengzuo: Chinese Scholars’ Attitude Toward Western Science in Early Qing Dynasty

   • Dun Liu

   Pages 1-34

3. Translation of Euclid’s Elements and Evolution of Mathematical Thoughts in Ming and Qing Dynasties Periods

   • Zhigang Ji

   Pages 35-61

4. Ferdinand Verbiest and on the Newly Made Astronomical Instruments

   • Kehui Deng

   Pages 63-107

5. From the Western Techniques to the Imperial Techniques: Official Absorption of Western Astronomy in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

   • Yunli Shi

   Pages 109-162

6. From Casting to Forging: The Emergence of Wrought Iron Firearms in the Late Ming Dynasty

   • Cheng Zheng

   Pages 163-204

7. Toys and Physics: Introduction of Europe Physics Toys into China and Their Influence

   • Yunli Shi

   Pages 205-240

8. Dissemination of Translated Literature on China’s Modern Mathematics in Japan and Their Influence

   • Rina Sa

   Pages 241-270

9. The Xujiahui Observatory: The European Observatory in China

   • Yan Wu

   Pages 271-327

10. The Distribution of Science Books in the Late Qing Dynasty and Its Social Impact

    • Jianmin Han

    Pages 329-358

11. Case Analysis of Publishing Figures of Scientific Works in the Late Qing Dynasty

    • Jianmin Han

    Pages 359-371

12. Modern Science Education in China

    • Wei Wang

    Pages 373-416

13. The Formation and Establishment of Modern Engineering Education in China

    • Guiquan Shi

    Pages 417-463

14. The Twists and Turns of Modern Science and Technology Established in China in the Twentieth Century

    • Yangzong Wang

    Pages 465-487

15. Preventing the Plague: The Beginning of Public Health in China

    • Daqing Zhang

    Pages 489-505

16. Beijing Union Medical College Hospital and China’s Modern Medical Development

    • Daqing Zhang

    Pages 507-539

17. The Purple Mountain Observatory and Modernization of Chinese Astronomy

    • Yan Wu

    Pages 541-589

18. Artificial Synthesis of Crystalline Bovine Insulin

    • Weimin Xiong

    Pages 591-634

19. Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs and Satellites

    • Qingqiao Huang

    Pages 635-665

20. “Needham Problem” and the History of Science and Technology in China

    • Bing Liu

    Pages 667-693

This book mainly focuses on Chinese science and technology in modern and contemporary China, as well as Western technology, especially modern European science, which greatly influenced Chinese society in the Qing dynasty. It also discusses the collision and integration of the East and West leading to modern China, addressing topics such as modern Chinese physics, mathematics, publication of scientific works and modern scientific education. This book is the fifth volume in the series History of Science and Technology in China. 


History of Science and Technology in China is the first series with high academic values on general history of Chinese science and technology, with contributions by top-notch scholars in this field. This 5-volume work provides an encyclopedic historical panorama of Chinese scientific and technological development. It unfolds the history of Chinese science and technology through a clarified timeline from as early as the far ancient times to the very present. This work consists of five volumes:  Origins of Chinese Sciences, Ancient Chinese Studies of Heaven and Earth, High Tide of Chinese Sciences, Theoretical and Technological Development, and Western Influences. 

• Mathematical Thoughts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• Wrought Iron Firearms in the Late Ming Dynasty
• Introduction of European Physics Toys into China
• European Observatory in China
• Scientific Works Publication in the Late Qing Dynasty
• Scientific Works Publishing Figures in the Late Qing Dynasty
• Modern Scientific Education in China
• China's Modern Medical Development
• Modernization of Chinese Astronomy

• School of History and Culture Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

  Xiaoyuan Jiang

Xiaoyuan Jiang, Dean of the Institute of science history and science and culture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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