Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention
ISBN-10
052108573X
ISBN-13
9780521085731
Series
Science and Civilisation in China
Category
Science
Pages
804
Language
English
Published
1980-09-25
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Nathan Sivin, Joseph Needham, Ho Ping-Yu

Description

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).

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