Song Yingxing
| Song Yingxing | |
|---|---|
| Lahir | 1587 Yichun, provinsi Jiangxi, Tiongkok |
| Meninggal | 1666 |
| Dikenal atas | Ensiklopedis, ilmuwan |
Song Yingxing (Tradisional: 宋應星; Sederhana: 宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587-1666 M) adalah seorang ilmuwan dan ensiklopedis Tiongkok yang hidup pada akhir Dinasti Ming (1368–1644). Dia adalah penulis Tiangong Kaiwu, sebuah ensiklopedia yang membahas berbagai macam pelajaran teknis termasuk penggunaan senjata bubuk mesiu.[1] Ahli sinologi dan sejarawan Joseph Needham dari Inggris menyebut Song Yingxing sebagai Diderot dari Tiongkok."[2]
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Daftar pustaka[sunting | sunting sumber]
- Brook, Timothy. (1998). The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22154-0
- Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.
- Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.
- Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic. Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd.
- Song, Yingxing, translated with preface by E-Tu Zen Sun and Shiou-Chuan Sun (1966). T'ien-Kung K'ai-Wu: Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.