明末(公元1637年)江西奉新县人宋应星所著的《天工开物》一书是我国科技史上一部重要著作,书中对三百多年前我国劳动人民的生产实践经验,作了科学的概括和比较全面的总结,几乎包括了当时所有农业、手工业的生产部门。这部著作的第八卷《冶铸》篇,专门 In the late Ming Dynasty (1637 AD), “Heavenly Creations”, by Song Yingxing, a native of Fengxin County in Jiangxi Province, was an important book in the history of science and technology in our country. The book elaborates the practical experience of the working people in our country more than 300 years ago A general summary of science and a more comprehensive summary, including almost all the agricultural and handicrafts production department. The eighth volume of this book, “Metallurgical” articles, devoted