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Book Title
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemic
ISBN
9780521085717

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521085713
ISBN-13
9780521085717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
133747

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
600 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Science and Civilisation in China
Subject
History, Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, Chemistry / General
Publication Year
1974
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Science
Author
Joseph Needham
Series
Science and Civilisation in China Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
52.4 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
54-004723
Dewey Edition
21
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
Volume Number
Vol. 5, Pt. 2
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
509.5/1
Table Of Content
List of illustrations; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Author's note; 33. Alchemy and chemistry (continued); Bibliographies; General index.
Synopsis
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).
LC Classification Number
T27.C5

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