英文摘要 |
Because of the Chinese origin of many ideas and artefacts in traditional Korean science, and the overwhelming Chinese influence on its development, the history of Korean science suffers from a kind of identity problem--the problem of whether traditional Korean science should be considered a part of Chinese science. Jeon Sang-woon, for example, begins his account of traditional Korean science by referring to its history as“a tributary of the mainstream of scientific developments in traditional China.”But Jeon quickly adds that Koreans did not merely adopt ideas and techniques from China, but modified them and adapted them to their own needs and conditions. This led to many“independent”developments of Korean science, and often to new discoveries and inventions. |