Science and Civilisation in China (Volume 6, Part 3: Agro Industries and Forestry)

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Joseph Needham Christian Daniels

Science and Civilisation in China

Volume 6, Part 3: Agro Industries and Forestry

Joseph Needham, Christian Daniels, Nicholas K. Menzies

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Cambridge University Press
19 August 1996

History; History of science; Bargains

Series: Science and Civilisation in China

Volume 6. Part III of Science and Civilisation in China contains two separate works. The first, by Christian Daniels, is a comprehensive history of Chinese sugar cane technology from ancient times to the early twentieth century. Dr Daniels includes an account of the contribution of Chinese techniques and machinery to the development of world sugar technology in the pre-modern period, devoting special attention to the transfer of this technology to the countries of South-East and East Asia in the period after the sixteenth century. The second, by Nicholas K. Menzies, is a history of forestry in China. Dr Menzies identifies a tradition of forest management that can be traced to the earliest Chinese written records, and describes methods of silviculture and the major timber species used in Chinese forestry. A final section compares China's history of deforestation with the cases of Europe and Japan.

By: Joseph Needham, Christian Daniels, Nicholas K. Menzies
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 6
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 1.612kg
ISBN: 9780521419994
ISBN 10: 0521419999
Series: Science and Civilisation in China
Pages: 770
Publication Date: 19 August 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Science and Civilisation in China (Volume 6, Part 3: Agro Industries and Forestry)

'For this immense and astonishing work of erudition no praise can be too high ... we have a volume authoritative, fascinating and illuminating ... of contemporary Eastern and Western progress in the sciences.' W. M. Smart, Nature 'Needham's foresight continues to amaze us with his ability to discover in the ocean of datable Chinese literature so many facets of scientific knowledge.' Irish Astronomical Journal