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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy (Hardcover, Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology) Loot Price: R7,331
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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention:...

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy (Hardcover, Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology)

Joseph Needham

Series: Science and Civilisation in China

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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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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Science and Civilisation in China
Release date: August 1983
First published: 1983
Authors: Joseph Needham
Dimensions: 255 x 197 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Edition: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-08574-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
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LSN: 0-521-08574-8
Barcode: 9780521085748

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