The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).
| ISBN-13: | 9780521085748 |
| ISBN-10: | 0521085748 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date: | 1983-08-11 |
| Edition description: | Illustrated |
| Pages: | 608 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 10.25 Inches, Length: 8 Inches, Weight: 2.96742204652 Pounds, Width: 1.75 Inches |
| Author: | Joseph Needham |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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