Early Chinese Work in Natural Science: A Re-examination of the Physics of Motion, Acoustics, Astronomy and Scientific Thoughts

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements 1would first of alllike to express my gratitude to the late Dr J. K. Lee 利 榮康 for his encouragement ωwrite up this lecture for publication and to Ping..Liang Lam Esq 林炳良， Dr Peter L. Lee 李勵生， Dr Philip W. C. Mao 毛文奇 and the East Asian History of Science Foundation for their support of the lecture and publication of this work. My gratitude also goes to the students of Hong Kong University and Dr Dimon Liu with their heart..warming request for extra lectures. Although 1 was only able to accommodate one lecture due to time constraint, their interest in early Chinese work in natural science gave me much for optimism. 1very much appreciate the help of my daughter, Cordelia C.C. Chen 程之珍， in the compilation of index and that of my 抓起， Kuei for the preparation of the illustrations and Chinese characters in the manuscn 中 pt. ...