Research On The Dissemination Of Modern Physical Science Knowledge In The Eastern Miscellany

The Eastern Miscellany,founded by the Commercial Press in 1904,is a large-scale comprehensive magazine with far-reaching influence in modern China.With the aim of "enlighten and guide the people and connect with East Asia" in its initial stage,it has been suspended for three times and resumed for three times before its final publication in 1948.During this period,after many editors,such as Du Yaquan,Qian Zhixiu,Hu Yuzhi,Su Jiqing and others,with their hard work,the Eastern Miscellany finally formed the characteristics of its comprehensive political magazine.The Eastern Miscellany not only spread political ideas,but also spread a lot of scientific knowledge.Science communication is one of the directions it has been sticking to in its 45 years of history.The field of natural science was developing rapidly in the 20 th century,but the scientific level of the modern Chinese people was still very low,the scientific communication was not systematic,and the scientific research was out of the question.In addition,the way of science communication was limited,and the press was an important medium of science communication at that time.It is under such circumstances that the Eastern Miscellany undertakes the task of spreading science.Among the natural science knowledge published in the Eastern Miscellany,the knowledge of physics is the most,because the rapid progress in the field of natural science in the 20 th century was caused by the subversive revolution in physics.The third scientific and technological revolution triggered by the physics revolution can be regarded as a great revolution in the history of human thought.People’s understanding of nature has been greatly deepened,and the world has undergone earth-shaking changes.This paper takes the physical science knowledge published in the Eastern Miscellany from1904 to 1948 as the research object,and analyzes the content and characteristics of its dissemination.The Eastern Miscellany not only disseminated scientific and technological knowledge,but also disseminated scientific and theoretical knowledge.It also paid attention to the translation and introduction of foreign new knowledge and inventions,and provided a forum for scholars to discuss important academic issues in China.Physical knowledge disseminated includes classical mechanics,thermodynamics,electromagnetism,optics and so on in classical physics,as well as relativity and quantum mechanics in modern physics,basically covering all the important contents of classical physics and modern physics in modern times.The physical science communication of the Eastern Miscellany has experienced several decades of development and change,and the development and change of its science communication thought also reflects the evolution of modern Chinese science communication thought to a certain extent,and provides rich historical data for the study of the history of science communication.The Eastern Miscellany physical science knowledge dissemination,have played an important role in scientific enlightenment to the public,a large number of the introduction of foreign advanced thoughts,powerfully promoted the ideological liberation,people not only play an important role in science communication,promote the development of Chinese science,but also to improve people’s social education and ideological and cultural progress has played a positive role in promoting.