泽惠史林之作——评《中国科学技术史·度量衡卷》

A Helpful Book to Historical Studies --Review The Volume of Weights and Measures in the History of Science and Technology in China

《中国科学技术史·度量衡卷》是迄今为止最权威的中国度量衡史著作。该书以历代单位量值的演变作为主线 ,旁及中国度量衡的产生、发展、管理制度、相关的科学技术成就等 ,对中国度量衡史做了系统、全面的研究。该书修正了传统研究的不足 ,补充了以往的空缺 ,对相关历史现象的研究也提出了新的见解。该书的出版 ,为史学研究提供了可资借鉴的权威度量衡史著作。

The Volume of Weights and Measures in the History of Science and Technology in China is so far the most authoritative book in the field of the history of weights and measures in China.It takes the evolution of the values of units in past dynasties as main studying object and deals with the origins,the developments,the managing systems and the related scientific achievements of Chinese weights and measures.It has made systemic and comprehensive studies of the history of Chinese weights and measures and corrected the mistakes and lacks in the past studies.There are also many new opinions about the study of the related historical phenomena in the book.The publication of it has provided historians an excellent and helpful book about the history of weights and measures in China.