方以智《物理小识》版本考述

A Review of the Different Editions of A Treatise on Natural Philosophy

方以智《物理小识》主要有大集堂本、天瑞堂本、"康熙甲辰"翻刻本、四库本、宁静堂本五种主要版本。现有研究对各版本缺乏深入的调查分析,未能详尽梳理其版本源流。本文通过搜访考证海内外存藏的《物理小识》版本,梳理版本源流,分析诸版本优劣,指出了林衡抄本及天瑞堂刊本的价值。

A Treatise on Natural Philosophy （Wuli Xiaozhi） written by Fang Yizhi （1611—1671） has five main editions as follows： Daji tang edition,Tianrui tang edition,Kangxi period new woodblock edition,Siku quanshu edition and Ningjing tang edition.There has been little research or overall investigation on these various editions of the book,so their filiation has not previously been worked out.This is now done in this paper through an analysis of the various editions of the work distributed around the world.Their features are stated briefly,especially regarding the value of Hayashi Taira codex and Tianrui tang edition.