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macskafalvi · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 1

Hi,
can anyone help me finding any of the Chinese texts listed below?

Tian gong kai wu (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature), +1637. by Sung Yingxing

Minsheng shui shi ge biao zhen xie ying zhan shao chuan zhi tu shuo (Illustrated explanation of the (Construction of the Vessels of the) Coastal Defence Fleet (Units) of the Province of Fukien Stationed at each of the Headquarters of the several Grades), early 19th century, it's an MS in Prussian Staatsbibliothek in Marburg according to Needham (Science and Civilisation in China)

I need the text but can not go to China.
Sad

I would appreciate if someone could help me!
Very Happy

Thanks a lot,
macskafalvi

chinapage · Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2003 7:44 pm Post subject:

Dear macskafalvi:

There is an English translation of Tiangong Kaiwu.
http://www.chinapage.com/amazon.html#medicine

Reprinted edition of the original edition is also available.
See a few pages of it at,
http://www.chinapage.com/science/tiangongkaiwu.html

Ming