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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy - Science and Civilisation in China
Joseph Needham
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy - Science and Civilisation in China
Joseph Needham
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).
608 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 11, 1983 |
ISBN13 | 9780521085748 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 608 |
Dimensions | 197 × 255 × 40 mm · 1.35 kg |
Language | English |
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