Yibing Fang

Chinese Academy of Sciences | CAS

Xu Baosheng was an outstanding figure in the field of metallurgical machinery. He was not only the founder of Chinese own discipline system of metallurgical machinery, but also a world pioneer in inventing and designing the continuous casting machine. He designed and manufactured the first two-flow vertical continuous casting machine of China in 19...

This book discusses technological developments by distinguished figures in the history of MMS (mechanism and machine science). It includes biographies of well-known scientists, describing their efforts, experiences and achievements and offering a modern interpretation of their legacy. This volume includes scientists from a wide range of time period...

Hanyehping Company was the first and only manufacturer of steel rails prior to 1926 in China. There are 148 sections of old steel rails were collected in the National Railway Museum of China, including 12 sections of early steel rails which made by Hanyehping. Through carrying out a systematical test and analysis of material performance of the Hany...

In this chapter, the historical conditions and evolutions of the Mechanical Industry in Northern Italy are outlined as occurred after the Italian unification in the second half of the 19th Century, with Italian peculiarities in the Industrial Revolution. Observations and historical findings are discussed, referring to medium-size companies, a few e...

The paper presents a peculiar case of study of an attempt of technological transfer from Italy to China. It is remarkable the history of those conditions hat made China Imperial government to choose the Italian just established company Ansaldo for a first orders of a new warship. The history of this warship itself is peculiar and worthful to be dis...

This study aims to investigate the role played by Xu Guangqi (1562–1633), minister of the Ming Dynasty, in the development of European scientific and technical knowledge in China between the 16th and 17th centuries by analyzing a book of Western technology that he wrote, namely, Taixi Shuifa (On Western Hydraulics). Several Western books related to...

Xu Guangqi ( 徐光启，1561-1633) was one of the earliest Chinese Christian in Shanghai, China. As a colleague and collaborator of Matteo Ricci and other Italian Jesuit Sabatino de Ursis, Xu translated and wrote several texts in astronomy, mathametics and mechanics, such like the famous Euclid's Elements（几何原本）in 1607 and "Taixi Shuifa" (泰西水法,On western h...

This paper deals with peculiarities of Italian Industrial Revolution on machinery by looking at aspects on enterprise developments and university frames. The outline showed a historical evolution that started in South Italy and after national reunification strong development was experienced mainly in North Italy with the still today character of fe...

The chapter deals with a study to stress main characteristics of Italian industrial developments in machine technology during 19th century. Main aspects are outlined and discussion is focused on two cases of study on company developments and personality achievements.