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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2, History Of Scientific Thought
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- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- China
- Subject
- Technology
- ISBN
- 9780521085748
- Book Title
- Science and Civilisation in China
- Book Series
- Science and Civilisation in China Ser.
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Year
- 1983
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- History, Chemistry / Industrial & Technical
- Item Width
- 7.8 in
- Item Weight
- 47.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 608 Pages
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Product Information
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521085748
ISBN-13
9780521085748
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150096
Product Key Features
Book Title
Science and Civilisation in China
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History, Chemistry / Industrial & Technical
Book Series
Science and Civilisation in China Ser.
Publication Year
1983
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
7.8 in
Item Weight
47.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Q127.C5
Volume Number
Vol. 5, Pt. 5
Reviews
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man." Laurence Picken, Cambridge University, "[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task." Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
Table of Content
List of illustrations; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Author's note; 33. Alchemy and chemistry (continued); Bibliographies; General Index.
Copyright Date
1983
Lccn
54-004723
Dewey Decimal
509.5/1
Dewey Edition
21
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