Chinese Alchemy : : Preliminary Studies / / Nathan Sivin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Sivin, Nathan,
• MitwirkendeR: Cohen, I. Bernard,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1968
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard Monographs in the History of Science ; 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (339 p.) :; 10 halftones
• Other title: Frontmatter --; FOREWORD --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; I. On the Reconstruction of Ancient Chinese Alchemy --; II. Tan Chìng Yao Chueh: The Tradition and the Book --; III. The Biography of Sun Ssu-mo: A Historiographie Inquiry --; IV. Tan Ching Yao Chueh: Annotated Translation --; V. Tan Ching Yao Chueh: Critical Edition of the Text --; Appendixes Index --; Appendix A. Medical Case History of Sun Ssu-mo --; Appendix B. “Apothecaries’ Measure” in the T’ang Period --; Appendix C. Comparison of Elixir Names in Sun Ssu-mo’s Lists with Those in Other Sources --; Appendix D. Directions for Preparing the Reaction Vessel and Lute as given in Ch’ien chin fang --; Appendix E. Table of Dates Concerned with the Life of Sun Ssu-mo --; Appendix F. Sources for the Life and Legend of Sun Ssu-mo --; Appendix G. Notes on the Identification of Substances Mentioned in Tan ching yao chueh --; Appendix H. Notes on the Identification of Medical Disorders Mentioned in Tan ching yao chueh --; Appendix I. On Understanding the Language of Early Chinese Chemistry and Pathology: A Bibliographical Essay --; Appendix J. Published Translations of Chinese Alchemical Treatises --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674434370; 9783110649772; 9783110353488; 9783110353549; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674434370
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nathan Sivin.