| 英文摘要: |
Geology, which became an independent discipline in the West from the nineteenth century, was introduced into China after the Opium War. This essay examines the Commercial Press New Text Book Series of Geology (1905), published by the Commercial Press, as a case study in the introduction of English geology textbooks in late Qing China. The work was translated from A Compend of Geology (revised edition, 1898), written by Joseph Le Conte (1823-1901), an American geologist who had various interests in the natural sciences. This essay compares the English language original with the Chinese translation, and examines additions and omissions from the original copy. By analyzing the impact of the book as well as other contemporary geology textbooks, this essay attempts to map out the process of the spread of geology in late Qing China and to explore the relationship between geology and society. |
