Cover Image

Ancient China. Masters of the wind and waves /

Show other versions (1)

Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. Travel halfway around the world to China where the notion of 'hard air' (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Guillen, Michael (Narrator) (Narrator), Kolsby, Paul (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York : A & E Television Networks, 2006.
Series:VAST: Academic Video Online
Where did it come from?
Subjects:
Aerodynamics.
China > History.
Fluid dynamics.
Marine engineers > China > History.
Nautical instruments.
Sailing ships > Design and construction.
Shipbuilding > China > History.
Wind power > China > History.
Winds > China > History.
Hydrodynamics
Aérodynamique.
Chine > Histoire.
Dynamique des fluides.
Mécaniciens de navire > Chine > Histoire.
Instruments nautiques.
Construction navale > Chine > Histoire.
Énergie éolienne > Chine > Histoire.
Vents > Chine > Histoire.
Marine engineers.
Shipbuilding.
Wind power.
Winds.
China.
Alexander Street Video.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. Travel halfway around the world to China where the notion of 'hard air' (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (45 min.).
Playing Time:00:44:50