Science and Civilisation in China. Volume IV, Physics and Physical Technology. Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics.

Needham, Joseph, Lu Gwei-Djen and Ling Wang:

ISBN 10: 0521070600 / ISBN 13: 9780521070607

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1971

About this Item

lvii 990p huge hardback, half-cloth with gilt lettering and b&w illustration, tan paper jacket with blue artwork, very good condition, light wear to jacket edges and surfaces, light foxing to exteriors, pages clean and bright like new, photographs and diagrams throughout, fold-out colour maps in like-new condition, an excellent copy of third part of volume IV Language: English Weight (g): 2310.

Seller Inventory # 235301

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and Civilisation in China. Volume IV, Physics and Physical Technology. Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521070600
• ISBN 13: 9780521070607
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia

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Synopsis

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.

Review

"[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