目的重新评价《西国近事汇编》的新闻传播价值和科学技术传播价值。方法原始文献分析与考证方法。结果有关船舶制造技术的报道有223条,主要涉及船舶种类、总体设计和相关制造技术。种类有铁甲船、木质船、水雷船、通信船;总体设计包括船名、船长、船阔、容量、重量、速率、动力配置和火炮配置;相关制造技术有修水道、建船厂、救生船、溷水衣、起沉船之法。结论《西国近事汇编》是早期国人办报的成功尝试,在新闻传播史上具有重大意义。首次持续广泛地传播船舶制造技术,不仅直接启发指导了洋务派的船舶制造,还对此后中国船舶制造技术的传播、发展有着深远的影响。
Aim To revalue Summary of Foreign Events on its spreading science and technology. Methods Literature analysis and researching. Results The number of reports about ship building technologies is 223, mainly involving ship type, overall design and related manufacturing technology. There are several varieties, such as armored ship, wooden ship, ship mines, and telecommunications ships. The overall design includes name, length, width, volume, weight, speed, power configuration and artillery configuration of the ships. The associated manufacturing technology includes the building of road, construction of shipyards, rescue boat, muddy water and the methods of wreck rising. Conclusion It is the early successful attempt of Chinese running newspaper, it is of great significance in the history of communication. The spread of ship manufacturing technology, not only directly guides the ship building by the Westernization, but also has far-reaching impact on China's manufacturing technology communication and development.