Science and Civilisation in China Series

21 primary works • 21 total works
NB: 5.8 & 5.10 are currently listed as In Progress.

There are two abridgements of the series:
* Shorter Science and Civilisation in China series by Colin A. Ronan.
* The Genius of China (single volume) by Robert K.G. Temple

Science and Civilisation in China (1954–) is a series of books initiated and edited by British biochemist and self-trained…

Book 1

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1: Introductory Orientations
All Western-born men are aware of a touch of immat…
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Book 2

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 2: History of Scientific Thought
The second volume of Dr Joseph Needham's great wor…
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Book 3

Science and Civilisation in China: Vol 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth
After two volumes mainly introductory, Dr Needham …
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Book 4.1

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: Physics and physical technology, Part 1: Physics
Dr Needham's fourth volume traces the development …
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Book 4.2

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2: Mechanical Engineering
As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers moment…
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Book 4.3

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: Physics and physical technology, Part 3: Civil engineering and nautics
As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers moment…
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Book 5.1

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 1: Paper and Printing
Part one of the fifth volume of Joseph Needham's g…
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Book 5.2

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and chemical technology, Part 2: Spagyrical discovery and invention: magisteries of gold and immortality
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaki…
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Book 5.3

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 3: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaki…
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Book 5.4

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and chemical technology, Part 4: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaki…
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Book 5.5

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaki…
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Book 5.6

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 6: Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges
Science and Civilisation in China Volume V Part 6 …
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Book 5.7

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7: Military technology: the gunpowder epic
The Gunpowder Epic is one of three planned publica…
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Book 5.9

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Part 9, Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling
This study, the first of two parts, gives a compre…
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Book 5.11

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 11: Ferrous Metallurgy
Comprehensive historical account of the production…
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Book 5.13

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 13, Mining
The fifth volume of the late Dr. Needham's immense…
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Book 6.4

Science and Civilisation in China, Part 4, Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach
This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritati…
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Book 6.5

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6: Biology and Biological Technology, Part 5: Fermentations and Food Science
Today Chinese cuisine is enjoyed in many parts of …
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Book 6.6

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6: Biology and Biological Technology, Part 6: Medicine
The latest volume in Joseph Needham's magisterial …
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Book 7.1

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 7, The Social Background; Part 1, Language and Logic in Traditional China
Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7 Part 1…
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Book 7.2

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7: Science and Chinese society, Part 2: General Conclusions and Reflections
Joseph Needham, who died in 1995, was the greatest…
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