science civilisation china de joseph needham wang ling gwei djen (14 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. xxxv, 479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Summary:The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of presentation and assimilation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Quarter binding of black cloth and illustrated paper, gilt lettering on spine, corners sharp, lightly age-toned pages, no owner's mark or annotations, binding tight. Dust jacket missing. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage for international shipping. ; 8 X 2.75 X 10.25 inches; 990 pages.

Hb. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG. First Edition. Clean grey & b/w illustration of the Taoist Genii printed on the cover is part of a temple scroll, recent but traditional, given to Mr. Brian Harland in Szechuan province (1946). Black spine wrap & gilt titles. Edges: very light foxing; a touch soiling. Light rubbings to boards top and bottom edges. Small rubbings to boards four corner tips. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1972. All fldg maps are clean and present. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+, albeit being a heavy book just a touch loose. 931p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, splits and chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with open wear. Heavy book: 2 kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. xxxii, 510 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Etat : New. pp. 742.

Etat : New. pp. 742.

Etat : New. pp. 742 25 Diagrams.

Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. later printing edition. 990 pages. 10.25x8.00x2.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 742 pages. 10.00x8.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. 1st Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. [The Most Authoritative Survey of the History of Chinese Science and Technological Advances] 14 volumes. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dust jackets in protective mylar covers. Contents: V. 1. Introductory orientations; V. 2. History of scientific thought; V. 3. Mathematics and the science of the heavens and the earth; V. 4. Physics and physical technology. Pt.1. Physics; Pt.2. Mechanical engineering; Pt.3. Civil engineering and nautics; V. 5. Chemistry and chemical technology. Pt.1. Paper and printing; Pt.2. Spagyrical discovery and invention : magisteries of gold and immortality; Pt.3. Spagyrical discovery and invention : historical survey from cinnabar elixirs to synthetic insulin; Pt.4. Spagyrical discovery and invention : apparatus, theories and gifts; Pt.5. Spagyrical discovery and invention : physiological alchemy; Pt.6. Military technology : missiles and sieges; Pt.7. Military technology : the gunpowder epic; V.6. Biology and biological technology. Pt.1. Botany; Pt.2. Agriculture. Needham's work was significant because it brought attention to the superiority of Chinese science and technology to those of European, prior to the 16th century and examined the multi-cultural roots of science. One of the most significant questions Needham raises is why Chinese science stopped innovating after the 16th century. An seminal work in the history of China, science, and the development of the world.

Cambridge, [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 1971. LVII,931 pp. Num. b./w. figs & plts + 3 fold. maps. Orig. h.cloth, gilt lettered on spine, d./j.

Cambridge, [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 1962-1971. 3 vols. XXXIV,434, LV,759, LVII,931 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. uniform hardcovers (h.cloth, gilt lettered on spines), d,/j. 8vo. - Dust jackets sl. worn along the edges.Complete set of volume 4 in three parts: part I: Physics (1st ed.); part II: Mechanical engineering (1st ed.); part III: Civil engineering and nautics (1st ed.).