The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. An Abridgment of Joseph Needham's Original Text. Volume 2
Subtitle: Volume III and a Section of Volume IV, Part 1 of the Major Series
Edition: Abridged Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 29, 1982
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780521235822
Subjects: History of science; China; History; Technology / General; Science
First sentence: Today the history of science is becoming recognised as an integral part of the whole history of human civilisation; an essential ingredient in the development of human culture.