The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 14 Mar 2018 - 398 sayfa Excerpt from The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants Distribution of Human Knowledge under three heads - Union of Astrology with Medicine - Scheme of Physics - Same as in Europe formerly - Practice of Medicine - Use of the Moxa, or Cautery - Ignorance of native Doctors - Introduction of Vaccination by Mr. Pearson - Chemical Practice - Mercurial Prepara tions - Science of Numbers - Geometry - Geography - Astronomy - Of Hindoos and Chinese compared Lunar Year, and Cycle of Sixty years-almanac - Mechanics and Machinery - Architecture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
