Science and Civilisation in China
Science and Civilisation in China
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As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers momentum it has been found necessary to subdivide volumes into parts, each bound and published separately. The first two parts of Volume IV deal respectively with the physical sciences and with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering. The third deals with civil and hydraulic engineering and with nautical technology.
Reviews & endorsements
"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
Product details
- Published: June 1971
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9780521070607
- Length: 990 pages
- Dimensions: 255 × 195 × 65 mm
- Weight: 2.31kg
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Author's note
- 28. Civil engineering
- 29. Nautical technology
- Bibliographies
- General index.
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