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John Fryer : The Introduction of Western Science and Technology into Nineteenth-Century China / Adrian Arthur Bennett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Adrian Arthur, author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 24.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 24
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Translations into Chinese--Bibliography.
- Science.
- Science--History.
- Technology--History.
- Technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1967.
- Other Title:
- The Introduction of Western Science and Technology into Nineteenth-Century China
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1967.
- Summary:
- A detailed description of the role of John Fryer (1839-1928), English missionary and educator, in the diffusion of western science and technology into nineteenth-century China. Fryer translated many scientific books into Chinese and compiled a six-volume collection of Chinese scientific books in 1875 and later set up the Chinese Scientific Book Depot.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68417-155-5
- OCLC:
- 593231729
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684171552 DOI
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