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Science and Civilisation in China

Science and Civilisation in China

Science and Civilisation in China

Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 2
Joseph Needham
October 1974
5. Chemistry and Chemical Technology
2. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality
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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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    October 1974
    Hardback
    9780521085717
    600 pages
    254 × 200 × 40 mm
    1.485kg
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    Table of Contents

    • List of illustrations
    • List of tables
    • List of abbreviations
    • Acknowledgements
    • Author's note
    • 33. Alchemy and chemistry (continued)
    • Bibliographies
    • General index.
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    • Joseph Needham