Joseph Needham's Science and Civilisation in China series caused a seismic shift in western... Læs mere
The latest volume in Joseph Needham's magisterial revelation of China's premodern and technological traditions... Læs mere
This study, the first of two parts, gives a comprehensive account of Chinese textiles and textile technology.
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of presentation and assimilation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology.
This second part of the sixth volume of Joeph Needham's great enterprise is an account of the technological... Læs mere
Surveying the conceptual history of logical terminology in ancient China, this unique work in the Science and Civilisation in China series examines how the basic features of classical Chinese language made it a suitable medium for science in ancient China.