评《中国漏刻》

COMMENTARY ON CHINA'S CLEPSYDRA

本文对华同旭所著《中国漏刻》作了扼要的评介,指出该书对中国漏刻的产生与发展作出了深入的研究,提出了崭新的论点,是一部富有成果的优秀著作。大量的科学实验,尤其为天文学史研究树立了可贵的范例。

Commenting on China's Clepsydra written by Hua Tongxu, this article points out that the work, which probes deeply into the origin and development of the Chinese clepsydra, sets a fine example particularly for the research of the history of Chinese astdonomy with its scinetific experiments in large numbers.