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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
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674434370 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674434370 Cover
Physical Description:	1 online resource (339 p.) :; 10 halftones
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Table of Contents:

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