John Fryer The Introduction Of Western Science And Technology Into Nineteenth Century China

Download or read book John Fryer written by Adrian Arthur Bennett and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed description of the role of John Fryer (1839-1928), English missionary and educator, in the diffusion of western science and technology into nineteenth-century China. Fryer translated many scientific books into Chinese and compiled a six-volume collection of Chinese scientific books in 1875 and later set up the Chinese Scientific Book Depot.