CLERKS AND CRAFTSMEN IN CHINA AND THE WEST. Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology. By Joseph Needham. Based largely on collaborative work with Wang Lin, Lu Gwei-Djen and Ho Ping-Yü.

Editore: At The University Press., Cambridge, 1970

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4to. 7.75 x 10 inches. xix + [i] + 469 pp. + [1]. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt in pictorial dust wrapper, which has a little edge wear and slight damage and ink mark on inside front flap. Ink Chinese character on first free endpaper; otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 40 plates, one folding chart and by 99 text figures. 'By-product' essays arising from the author's Science and Civilisation in China project (commenced 1954 and still ongoing after twenty seven volumes). These lectures, addresses and previously printed journal articles cover such topics as East and West cultural contact and transmission, astronomy and meteorology, metallurgy, engineering (including the steam engine), nautical technology, alchemy, chemistry, pharmacy and medicine. Joseph Needham (1900-95) originally a biochemist changed his research orientation to China after three Chinese scientists came to Cambridge in 1937. One of them Lu Gwei-Djen (1904-91), a contributor to this volume, taught him Chinese and later became his wife after a long relationship. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE CHINA SCIENCE- ENGINEERING MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY ASIA HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.…

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Titolo
CLERKS AND CRAFTSMEN IN CHINA AND THE WEST. Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology. By Joseph Needham. Based largely on collaborative work with Wang Lin, Lu Gwei-Djen and Ho Ping-Yü.
Autore
NEEDHAM, JOSEPH.
Editore
At The University Press., Cambridge
Anno di pubblicazione
1970

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