Science in Traditional China: a Comparative Perspective Hardback
by Joseph Needham
Hardback
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The world’s preeminent authority on Chinese science explores the philosophy, social structure, arts, crafts, and even military strategies that form our understanding of Chinese science, making instructive comparisons along the way to similar elements of Indian, Hellenistic, and Arabic cultures.
A major portion of the book concentrates on Taoist alchemy that led not only to the invention of gunpowder and firearms, but also, through the search for macrobiotic life-elixirs, to the rise of modern medical chemistry.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:134 pages
- Publisher:The Chinese University Press
- Publication Date:31/12/1981
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- ISBN:9789622012127
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:134 pages
- Publisher:The Chinese University Press
- Publication Date:31/12/1981
- Category:
- ISBN:9789622012127