Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and … - Apparatus, Theories and Gifts Pt.4 by Joseph Needham
English | 25 Sept. 1980 | ISBN: 052108573X | 804 Pages | PDF | 58 MB
English | 25 Sept. 1980 | ISBN: 052108573X | 804 Pages | PDF | 58 MB
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).