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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts - Hardcover
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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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"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
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"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
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Joseph Needham's Science and Civilisation in China series caused a seismic shift in western perceptions of China. But why did the scientific and industrial revolutions not happen in China? In the concluding volume of this series, Needham reflects on this question and gives fascinating insights into his great intellectual quest.
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Spagyrical Discovery and Invention - Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China; Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part IV: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts. (= Section 33 Continued).
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Science and civilisation in China. Vol.5, Chemistry and chemical technology. Part 3, Spagyrical discovery and invention: apparatus, theories and gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume V: Chemistry and Technology; Part IV: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology Part IV
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Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 5. Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Part 4: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 5. Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Part 4: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Part IV: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts.
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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
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