《天工开物》是我国科学技术史上一部重要著作,它与李时珍的《本草綱目》、徐光启的《农政全书》同被誉为明末三大科学著作。作者宋应星于明崇禎十年(公元1637年)写成此书,总結了距今三百多年前我国的工农业生产經驗和科学技术成就,反映了勤劳勇敢的中国人民的聪明才智和創造精神。全书共分三卷十八篇,涉及五谷种植、蚕絲、紡織、染色、粮食加工、制盐、制糖、榨油、酿酒、陶瓷、冶鑄、矿冶、工具制造、車船、造紙、 “Heavenly Creations” is an important book in the history of science and technology in our country. It is praised as the three major scientific works in the late Ming Dynasty by Li Shizhen’s Compendium of Materia Medica and Xu Guangqi’s The Complete Works of Agriculture. This book, written by Song Yingxing in the 10th year of Emperor Chongming (1637 AD), summarizes China’s industrial and agricultural production experience and scientific and technological achievements over 300 years ago, reflecting the intelligence and creativity of hardworking and courageous Chinese people . The book is divided into three volumes of eighteen, involving grain cultivation, silk, textiles, dyeing, food processing, salt, sugar, oil, wine, ceramics, metallurgy, mining and metallurgy, tool manufacturing,