题名 |
走馬燈與蘭膏 |
并列篇名 |
On Zoetrope and Boneset Cream |
作者 |
張玉燕(Yuyen Chang) |
关键词 |
走馬燈 ; 《魯拜集》 ; 地動說 ; 蘭膏 ; 澤蘭 ; zoetrope ; the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám ; Heliocentricism ; boneset cream ; Eupatorium spp |
期刊名称 |
中華科技史學會學刊 |
卷期/出版年月 |
21期(2016 / 12 / 29) |
页次 |
21 - 31 |
内容语文 |
繁體中文 |
中文摘要 |
「走馬燈」和「蘭膏」都是古代中國生活中極平常的東西,也是文學常用的意象或比喻。古代中國就有走馬燈,但是很難清楚說明是何時何人發明。本文綜觀走馬燈的歷史、機械原理、文化多重意涵,並討論《魯拜集》中走馬燈蘊含的地動說模式。此外,中國詩文中提到走馬燈所用的燈油是蘭膏,從文獻中推論此處的「蘭」應該是澤蘭屬植物,而中國文獻中的蘭膏可能是髮油,而非燈油。油燈使用的蘭膏,極可能是動物油脂製作的燈油中加一些澤蘭花蕊之間的花露,可使燈油產生香氣,是古代貴重燈油的製作方式。 |
英文摘要 |
Zoetrope and boneset cream were fairly commonplace objects in ancient Chinese daily life and came to be the frequent images and metaphors in poetry as well. Despite this, it is not easy to pinpoint the date of this invention and its inventor. This paper offers an overview on zoetrope, including its mechanism, historical and cultural implications, and the novel astronomical model related to Heliocentricism, which can be discerned in the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. In addition, the application of boneset oil to the heating of zoetrope deserves further analysis: first, bonesets should be some species in the genus Eupatorium; second, boneset cream has been widely utilized as a kind of hair oil rather than lamp oil; third, it is deduced that ancient Chinese might manufacture the luxurious oil for lamps by adding dews on the boneset flowers into the animal fat—so as to emanate the impressive fragrance. |
主题分类 |
人文學 >
歷史學 基礎與應用科學 > 基礎與應用科學綜合 工程學 > 工程學綜合 |
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