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Studies in the History of Natural Sciences
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2020 Vol. 39,No. 1
Published:25 March 2020
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Transnational Scientific Competition during the Early Republic of China: A Case Study of the Mission Paléontologique Française
HAN Qi, CHEN Mi
Geology was one of the first institutionalized modern disciplines during the early Republic of China. Under the influence of the h...
2020, 39 (1): 1-23
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Collation of the Disordered Text on the “Outward Curve” and “Inward Curve” in the “Bowyer” Section of the
Kaogong Ji
WENREN Jun
The “Bowyer” section of the
Kaogong ji
may be the earliest document of on bow making in the world. The technical term, the ...
2020, 39 (1): 24-34
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Adaptation and Continuity in the Early Translation of Buddhist Astrology from India to China
ZHOU Liqun
Chinese translations of the Buddhist astrology text
Śārdūlakarn·āvadāna
and other scriptures preserved the main elemen...
2020, 39 (1): 35-52
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Research of the “Debate on Watching the Ethers” during the Middle and Late Ming Dynasty
PAN Dalong
The mid to late Ming dynasty is a key period in the decline of “Watching the Ethers”. During the early Ming, Watching the Ethers w...
2020, 39 (1): 53-64
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From
Shuyipian
to
Runan Pushi:
A Case Study of Ancient Agricultural Book's Productive Process in Ming Dynasty
GE Xiaohan
Shuyipian
(The Art of Trees) is a manuscript copy of the
Huashi
(History of Flowering Plants), and also an original ...
2020, 39 (1): 65-80
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From Translation and Introduction to Exploration and Reflection: The Development of the Textbooks of Mineralogy in China (1902-1937)
YANG Lijuan
Mineralogy received widespread attention in late Qing China since it was considered a practical science. Modern textbooks on miner...
2020, 39 (1): 81-97
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A History of China's Early Participation in International Geological Conferences: Reflections on the Relationship between Scientific Discourse and National Identity
WANG Xiulu
Initially organized by European geologists at the end of the 19th century, the International Geological Congress is now the larges...
2020, 39 (1): 98-110
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Between the Ambition and Reality: Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution of Great Britain
WANG Luoyin
Michael Faraday's ambitions for his scientific career were closely related to the special experiences of his early years, and the ...
2020, 39 (1): 111-123
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The Process of Institutionalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Singapore in the First Half of the 20th Century
YANG Yan, LEI Huanjie
The institutionalization process of TCM in Singapore started in the first half of the 20th century. It can be examined from three ...
2020, 39 (1): 124-134
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