A History of Science and Technology in China (Volume on Weights and Measures)

Author: Lu Jiaxi
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Features: This book systematically and comprehensively studies the origin, development, management systems, unit values, and scientific and technological achievements of Chinese weights and measures. It includes the following content and new insights:
- A comprehensive analysis of the determination of measurement standards in ancient literature, as well as their scientific validity, feasibility, and limitations.
- A review and examination of the chaotic units of weights and measures during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
- An investigation into the relationship between ancient currency and weights and measures.
- A comparative study of the inheritance and scientific and technological achievements of the Warring States period Li family units and the Xinjia units.
- An in-depth research on the reasons for the rapid increase in unit values of weights and measures during the Northern Wei period, from the perspectives of social systems and historical development, proposing new viewpoints.
- An analysis, examination, and correction of the fifteenth-grade scales.
- A comprehensive review of the unit systems and unit values of the Tang and Song dynasties based on the examination of Tang and Song literature.
- New explorations into the Yuan dynasty's weights and measures units, filling in the gaps left by previous studies.
- An explanation of the process by which China's weights and measures units during the late Qing and Republican periods aligned with and reformed the International Metric System.