薛凤祚对《远西奇器图说录最》所述力学知识的重构

Xue Fengzuo's Reconstruction of Mechanical Knowledge from Yuanxi Qiqi Tushuo Luzui

薛凤祚重构了《远西奇器图说录最》和《新制诸器图说》中的力学知识,于1664年编辑成《历学会通.重学》。他相信重学和算学能使人知制器之所以然,比较好地领会了西方的知识和技术,对所选图说的原文做了不同程度的删节和概括。在重构中,他舍弃了《远西奇器图说录最》卷第二的内容,所绘插图的质量明显逊于原作,甚至漏绘了重要的机构。

Xue Fengzuo reconstructed the mechanical knowledge in Johann Terrenz＇s and Wang Zhedg＇s Yuanxi Qiqi Tuahuo Luzui （ A Record o f the Best Illustrations and Descriptions of Extraordinary Devices of the Far West, 1628 ） and Wang Zheng＇s Xinzhi Zhuqi Tuahuo（ Illustrations and Descriptions of Several Newly - built Devices, 1628）, and accomplished the edition of Zhongxue （science of weights） as a part of Lixue Huitongin 1664. Xue Fengzuo agreed the idea that science of weights and mathematics will help people know why devices can he constructed. He had a good understanding of western mechanical knowledge and technology, and then abridged and summarized the original texts and illustrations of Qiqi Tuahuoand Zhuqi Tushuo. He gave up the second volume of Qiqi Tuahuo. When redrawing some illustrations, he made few copies of poor quality and deleted some important mechanisms.