| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portrait ; 27 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Agriculture -- Astronomy and cartography -- Engineering -- Domestic and industrial technology -- Medicine and health -- Mathematics -- Magnetism -- The physical sciences -- Transportation and exploration -- Sound and music -- Warfare. |
| Summary |
"It is one of the ironies of history that the Chinese, who had all the ingredients for modern science long before the Renaissance, failed to build on their immense knowledge. Today, very few people are aware of the vast body of Chinese invention. The suspension bridge, the fishing reel, the stirrup, the parachute, paper money, playing cards, the decimal system, the seismograph, negative numbers, brandy, rudders, cranks, movable type, matches, steroids as drugs, propellers, biological pest control--all these and many more were Chinese inventions. Based on the peerless scholarship of Dr. Joseph Needham, the world's foremost authority on Chinese science, this volume traces the stunning achievements of ancient and medieval China"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Inventions -- China -- History.
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China -- Civilization.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Inventions. (OCoLC)fst00977993
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780233002026 (hbk.) |
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0233002022 (hbk.) |
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