The major part of the book is then devoted to the history of scientific thought in China itself. Beginning with ancient times, it describes the milieu in which arose the schools of the Confucians, ...

Four major sections follow: on the making and use of simple bows; on the crossbow, the standard weapon of the Han armies, and its introduction to the Western world; on the pre-gunpowder forms of ...

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Yan Zhiyang It tells the story of Shen Tuo Liu Lincheng a descendant of Mohists official technique who enters the Promise Prison ...

The Mohists (followers of Mozi) had advanced siege engine design, schools of logic, mathematics and theory for the physical sciences. much of the same foundation that set the West on its ...