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Ancient Chinese mechanics refers to the continuous and slow process that mechanics experienced in China.

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Ancient Chinese mechanics refers to the continuous and slow process that mechanics experienced in China.

Historically, there have been two peak periods of development of ancient Chinese mechanics: first, during the Warring States period, the application of mechanics was comparable to that of ancient Greece, but slightly inferior in theory. achievement. However, in general, there was no special mechanical work in ancient China, and mechanical knowledge was scattered in various books. The general characteristics are: experience is more than theory, appliance manufacturing is more than mathematical summary.

Mechanics has experienced a continuous and slow process in China. Starting from Yuanmou people 1.7 million years ago, to the Neolithic era that appeared about 10,000 years ago, in various primitive craftsmanship techniques, such as the production of pottery, arrow clusters, construction, textiles and transportation, Breeding knowledge of mechanics.

There are written records of previous mechanical knowledge reflected in some unearthed cultural relics and ancient cultural relics. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, there were many books about the practice and understanding of mechanics, such as the "Kao Gong Ji" written at the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the earliest description of the phenomenon of inertia; Force was first defined as the reason for the movement of the body; Wang Chong's "On Heng" in the Han Dynasty described the idea of relative movement. Since then, there have been other works related to mechanical knowledge in the past: Zeng Gongliang's "Summary of Wujing" in the Song Dynasty, Su Song's "Yiyixiangyao Yao", Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan", Li Jie's "Creating French Style", Yuan Dynasty Wang Bi's "Nongshu", Ming Ying Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Open Objects", etc.

Historically, there have been two peak periods of development of ancient Chinese mechanics: first, during the Warring States period, the application of mechanics was comparable to that of ancient Greece, but slightly inferior in theory; the latter was in the Song Dynasty, which was beyond the reach of medieval Europe. achievement. However, in general, there was no special mechanical work in ancient China, and mechanical knowledge was scattered in various books. The general characteristics are: experience is more than theory, appliance manufacturing is more than mathematical summary. (Written by Dai Nianzu and Zhu Zhaoxuan)