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

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Joseph Needham

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

Joseph Needham

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Cambridge University Press
10 October 1983

History; History of science

Series: Science and Civilisation in China

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).

By: Joseph Needham
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 5
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 197mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.346kg
ISBN: 9780521085748
ISBN 10: 0521085748
Series: Science and Civilisation in China
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 10 October 1983
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Author's note; 33. Alchemy and chemistry (continued); Bibliographies; General Index.

Reviews for Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy

[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