Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 3, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention
- ISBN-10
- 0521210283
- ISBN-13
- 9780521210287
- Series
- Science and Civilisation in China
- Category
- Alchemy
- Pages
- 516
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1976-05-13
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Joseph Needham
Description
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of presentation and assimilation, 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; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).
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