Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5 Part 3
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 30, 1976
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780521210287
Subjects: History of science; Science/Mathematics; History; Technology & Industrial Arts; Technology; General; Science - China - History; Technology / General; China; Civilization; Science; Science and civilization
First sentence: In this sub-section we must try to lay bare the roots of chemistry in Chinese culture; a development inspired by the profound belief that longevity and material immortality were possible, and that these that these could be attained by a variety of practical techniques.