我校机械学院陆敬严研究员长期从事机械史的研究,悉心于我国古代机械与战争器械的复原研制。汇集他多年深入、潜心探索与钻研的成果——《中国古代兵器》一书,已由西安交通大学出版社出版。该书全面、系统地论述了古代战争器械与装备的起源、发展、性能与作用,资料详尽,论点精当,图文并茂,熔科学性与知识性于一炉。著名学者胡道静先生为该书撰写了序言,作了精辟的评论,现予以转载。 Professor Lu Jingyan from our School of Mechanical Engineering has been engaged in the research of mechanical history for a long period of time and has devoted himself to the rehabilitation of the ancient machinery and war equipment in our country. A collection of his years of in-depth, painstaking exploration and research achievements - “China’s ancient weapons,” a book, has been published by Xi’an Jiaotong University Press. The book comprehensively and systematically discusses the origin, development, performance and function of ancient war instruments and equipment, with detailed data, precise arguments, illustrations, melting science and knowledge in a furnace. Mr. Hu Dajing, a famous scholar, wrote a preface for the book, made brilliant comments, and is reproduced here.