3 r d I n t e r n a t i o n a l S y m p o s i u m
o n A n c i e n t C h i n e s e B o o k s a n d R e c o r d s
o f S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y"H i s t o r i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s a n d N e w I d e a s"
March 31 - April 3, 2003
Tuebingen University, Germany
• go to: preliminary program
• go to: abstractsThe 1st ISACBRST had been organized by the Institute for the History of Natural Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Peking, the Institute for the History of Science and Technology & Ancient Documents and the International Institute of Sinology, both at Tsinghua University Peking, as well as the Study Group for the History and Philosophy of Chinese Science and Technology at Technische Universität (TU) Berlin. It was held in Zibo, Shandong, in 1996.
The 2nd Symposium took place in 1998 at TU Berlin in the framework of the 8th International Conference on the History of Science in China. The organizing institutions were the Study Group for the History and Philosophy of Chinese Science and Technology at TU Berlin in collaboration with the Institute for the History of Natural Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Under the general topic "Historical Foundations and New Ideas", the 3rd Symposium will feature contributions concerning traditional Chinese source materials on science and technology as well as "modern classics" written after Christian missionaries had introduced Western scientific and technological concepts. The field of traditional Chinese science is constituted of mathematics, mathematical harmonics, geomantics and physical studies, medicine and pharmacology, alchemy, astronomy and astrology; traditional technologies include agriculture, spinning and weaving, mining and metallurgy, civil engineering, printing, the manufacture of paper, ceramics and porcelain, as well as a number of other production sectors.
As perspectives of research, we suggest Relations between texts and artefacts
• Tradition and formation of canons of technical, scientific, and medicinal records
• Text and illustration in technical records, and depiction of scientific and medical processes
• Text traditions in specific fields of sciences, technology, and medicine, and the social value attached to them
• Problems of technical terminology
• Intercivilisational encounters in the fields of science, technology, and medicine
• "Modern classics" in the history of sciences, technology, and medicine
Moreover, the conference will highlight a workshop on "Handicraft Regulations (jiangzuo zeli): Theory and Application".
New research activities focusing on this source type will be presented together with an introduction of the latest reprint publications of handicraft regulations.
Organizing Institutions
• Seminar für Sinologie und Koreanistik, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen
• Institute for the History of Science and Technology & Ancient Documents, Tsinghua University, Peking
• Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking
• Institute of History, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu
• Arbeitsstelle für Geschichte und Philosophie der chinesischen Wissenschaft und Technik, TU Berlin
International Advisory Board
Bridie Andrews (Harvard) Karine Chemla (Paris)
Christopher Cullen (Cambridge) Fu Daiwie (Hsinchu)
Peter Golas (Denver) Marta Hanson (San Diego)
Hashimoto Keizô (Osaka) Hua Jueming (Peking)
Huang Yi-Long (Hsinchu) Yung Sik Kim (Seoul)
Dieter Kuhn (Würzburg) Michael Lackner (Erlangen)
Angela Ki Che Leung (Taipei) Li Xueqin (Peking)
Erling von Mende (Berlin) Georges Métailié (Paris)
Klaas Ruitenbeek (Toronto) Welf H. Schnell (Berlin)
Su Rongyu (Peking) Paul U. Unschuld (München)
Donald B. Wagner (Copenhagen) Zheng Jinsheng (Peking)
Local Organizing Committee
Hans Ulrich Vogel Gao Xuan
Christine Moll-Murata Juliane Kiefner
Jana Kabagema Ilse Wiech
Patronage
Deutsch-Ostasiatisches Wissenschaftsforum
Sponsors
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG
• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden Württemberg
P r e l i m i n a r y p r o g r a m
Sunday, March 30
15:00-18:00 Arrival of the guests and registration at Sinologisches Seminar,
Wilhelmstrasse 133
Monday, March 31
09:15-10:00 Reception and Welcome addresses at Tuebingen Castle, Fuerstenzimmer
P a n e l s
Location Tuebingen Castle, FuerstenzimmerMathematics and Metrology
Chair: Hermann Kogelschatz
10:00-10:45 Chemla, Karine, The Mathematical Canon Jiuzhangsuanshu in the Light of Newly Published Archeological Material Suanshushu
10:45-11:30 Guo Shuchun, An Exploration of the Ways of Mathematical Expression of the Suanshushu, with a Discussion of the Standardization of Traditional Chinese Mathematical Expression by the "Nine Chapters on Mathematical Procedures"
[Coffee break]
11:45-12:30 Zou Dahai, The Ratios of Several Kinds of Rice in Ancient China: A New Research based on the Suanshu Shu and the Qin's Strips
12:30-13:45 Brown, Shana J., Object(ive) Measurement in Chinese Antiquarian Practice
[Lunch]Textual Criticism and Terminology
15:00-16:00 Schemmel, Matthias and William G. Boltz, The Sections on Mechanics in the Mohist Canon: Historical Issues (Schemmel) and Textual Questions (Boltz)
16:00-16:45 Peng Lin, First Explorations On the Preference of the Numeral Six in the Kaogong ji
[Coffee break]
17:00-17:45 Behr, Wolfgang, From Rhyme to Reason: The Medieval Formation of the Technical Terminology of Chinese Phonology and its Musical Backgrounds
Tuesday, April 1
Text and Illustration
Chair: Mareile Flitsch
9:00-09:45 Siebert, Martina, "New Topics Need New Forms". Traditional Writings on Material Culture and Nature Studies: The pulu
09:45-10:30 Zheng, Jinsheng, On the Relationship between Text and Illustrations in Ancient Chinese Works on materia medica [Coffee break]
10:45-11:30 Vacca, Stéphane, "Technical Content of Illustrations of Tiangong kaiwu (Chapters "Calcination of stones", "Five metals", and "Vermilion and ink")
[Lunch]
Mining and Metallurgy
15:00-15:45 Wagner, Donald, Iron and Steel Production in the Tiangong kaiwu and other Ming Texts
[Coffee break]Geography and Map-Making
Chair: Shana J. Brown
16:00-16:45 Dorofeeva-Lichtman, Vera, Formation and evolution of the concept of the 'Nine Provinces' (Jiu zhou): A Critical Evaluation of the Early Sources
16:45-17:30 Mostern, Ruth, Map Making on the Song Frontier: the Technology and Utilization of Cartography in the Song-Xia Conflict, Evidence from Changbian and Song huiyao
Plenary Lecture
Location Neue Aula, Wilhelmstrasse 7, Hörsaal 1
19:15-20:15 Sivin, Nathan, A New Approach to Comparative and Other Research on Pre-modern Science in China and Europe
Wednesday, April 2
Medicine
Chair: Nathan Sivin
09:00-09:45 Pfister, Rodo, The Jade Spring - as a Source of Pleasure and Pain - the Prostatic Experience in Ancient and Medieval Chinese Medical and Daoist Texts
09:45-10:30 Wilms, Sabine, The Formation of Textual Knowledge in the Development of Medieval Chinese Gynecology: The Sources for the Second through Fourth Chapters of the Beiji qianjin yaofang (Seventh Century)
[Coffee break]
10:45-11:30 Schottenhammer, Angela The Liuqiu baiwen (One Hundred Questions from the Liuqius; 1859) of Cao Cunxin (1767-1833): An Example for the Intercultural Encounter in the Field of Medicine
11:30-12:15 Torck,Mathieu, Chinese Maritime Medicine and Dietetics
[Lunch]
Chair: Kim Taylor
14:30-15:15 Chiu, Ann Shu-ju, The Social Value and Scientific Foundation of Xin'an Medicine: A Case Study of Traditional Medicinal Classics Written by Huizhou Physicians in Imperial China
15:15-16:00 Unschuld, Paul U., Chinese Manuscripts of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Neglected Sources of Medical Historiography
[Coffee break]
16:15-17:00 Tessenow, Hermann, What Does Translation of Ancient Chinese Medical Texts Mean?
19:00 Dinner, Restaurant Museum
Thursday, April 3
Tuebingen Castle, Fuerstenzimmer Tuebingen Castle, Turmzimmer Agrarian and Textile Technology
Chair: John MoffettAstronomy
Chair: William G. Boltz9:00-09:45 Nagel-Angermann, Monique, Nongjia: The Formation of a Special Branch - Sources on Agriculture from Zhou to Nanbei Chao 9:00-09:45 Di Giacinto, Licia, Approaching the stars under the Tang: the Kaiyuan Zhanjing and the Yisizhan 9:45-10:30 Flitsch, Mareile, The Representation of Rural Agricultural Technology in Liaoning Regional Gazetteers of the 1930s: The Section on Agriculture in Fengtian tongzhi [Coffeebreak]10:00-10:45
Gao Xuan, Song Dynasty Sources Concerning Astronomical Instruments10:45-11:30 Mau Chuan-Hui, Western Influence on Chinese Silk Production According to Some Manuals of the late Qing 10:45-11:30 Lu Zhen, Research on the Records of Xin Yi Xiang Fa Yao about the Mechanisms and Parts of the Astronomical Clock Tower 11:45-12:15 Official Conclusion of 3rd ISACBRST (Fuerstenzimmer) 15:00-18:00 Excursion: Monastery and Castle of Bebenhausen
Workshop "Chinese Handicraft Regulations: Theory and Application"
Location Tübingen Castle, Turmzimmer
Time Monday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 2
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