Abstract: This paper does four things. First, it stages a critical debate with two earlier scholars on the question of the textual interpretation of Bo Wu Tong Shu. Secondly, joining the scholarly debate on the publication date of Dian Xue Gang Mu, it attempts to give its own estimate, locating the date to sometime between the November of 1880 and the year 1882. It also re-evaluates the historical significance of Dian Xue Gang Mu. Thirdly, it discusses and corrects the mistakes made in the introduction of electrical knowledge in History of Physics in China (Volume on Modern China). Lastly, it corrects the mis-interpretations of source material in the part on electrical knowledge in the book, The Transmission of Electromagnetism in Late Qing Dynasty: Based on the Examinations of Journals.

Key Words: Late Qing; Electrical knowledge; Bo Wu Tong Shu; Dian Xue Gang Mu; History of modern Chinese physics

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