Science and civilisation in China /

• Main Author: Needham, Joseph
• Other Authors: Wang, Ling, Lu, Gwei-Djen, Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin, Ho, Ping-Yü, Sivin, Nathan, Yates, Robin D. S., Gawlikowski, Krzysztof, McEwen, Edward, Kuhn, Dieter, Huang, Hsing-Tsung, Bray, Francesca, Daniels, Christian, Menzies, Nicholas K.
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge : University Press, 1954-
• Subjects: HISTORIA DE CHINA; HISTORIA DE LA CIENCIA; FISICA; INGENIERIA CIVIL; INGENIERIA MARINA; INGENIERIA MACANICA; MATEMATICAS; QUIMICA; ASTRONOMIA; CARTOGRAFIA; GEOGRAFIA; GEOLOGIA; MINERALOGIA; SISMOLOGIA; METEOROLOGIA; TECNOLOGIA QUIMICA; ALQUIMIA; BIOLOGIA; IMPRENTA; DEPURACION DE METALES; ESOTERISMO; CAÑA DE AZUCAR; AGROINDUSTRIAS; TECNOLOGIA MILITAR

Table of Contents:

• v. I: Introductory orientatios.
• v. II: History of scientific thought.
• - v. III: Mathematics and Sciences of the heavens and the earth.
• v. IV: Physics and physical technology.
• v. IV [1]: Physics.
• v. IV [2]: Mechanical engineering.
• v. IV [3]: Civil Engineering and nautics.
• v. V: Chemistry and chemical technology.
• v. V [1]: Paper and printing.
• v. V [2]: Spagyrical discovery and invention : magisteries of gold and immortality.
• v. V [3]: Spagyrical discovery and invention : Historical survey, from Cinnabar elixir to synthetic insulin.
• v. V [4]: Spagyrical discovery and invention : apparatus, theories and gifts.
• v. V [5]: Spagyrical discovery and invention : Physiological alchemy.
• v. V [6]: Military technology : missiles and sieges.
• v. V [7]: Military technology, the gunpowder epic.
• v. V [9]: Textile technology : spinning and reeling.
• v. VI: Biology and biological technology.
• v. VI [1]: Botany.
• v. VI [2]: Agriculture.
• v. VI [3]: Agro-industries and forestry. Agro-industries : sugarcane technology.
• v. VI [6]: Medicine