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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
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4.27 · 51 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1954 · 7 editions
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
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    4.42     · 36 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1956 · 5 editions
    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
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    4.61     · 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1959 · 6 editions
    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
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    4.67     · 6 Ratings · published 1962 · 3 editions
    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
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    4.20     · 10 Ratings · published 1965 · 3 editions
    As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers moment…

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    Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: Physics and physical technology, Part 3: Civil engineering and nautics
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    4.33     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1971 · 2 editions
    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
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    4.57     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1985 · 3 editions
    Part one of the fifth volume of Joseph Needham's g…

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    Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and chemical technology, Part 2: Spagyrical discovery and invention: magisteries of gold and immortality
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    4.33     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1974 · 1 edition
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    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
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    4.50     · 6 Ratings · published 1976 · 1 edition
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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
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    4.60     · 5 Ratings · published 1980 · 4 editions
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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
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    4.00     · 8 Ratings · published 1983 · 2 editions
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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
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    4.60     · 15 Ratings · published 1995 · 1 edition
    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
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    4.14     · 7 Ratings · published 1987 · 1 edition
    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
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    4.50     · 4 Ratings · published 1988 · 1 edition
    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
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · published 2007 · 4 editions
    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
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1999 · 1 edition
    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
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    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
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    4.50     · 4 Ratings · published 2000 · 1 edition
    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
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    4.33     · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1984 · 9 editions
    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
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    4.56     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1998 · 1 edition
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    Book 7.2

    Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7: Science and Chinese society, Part 2: General Conclusions and Reflections
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    4.75     · 8 Ratings · published 2004 · 1 edition
    Joseph Needham, who died in 1995, was the greatest…

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