The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2
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Author | : Joseph Needham |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1978 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521315360 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521315364 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2 by : Joseph Needham
Book excerpt: This volume details the early Chinese contributions to various sciences. The first section deals with mathematics, showing that Chinese works were comparable with the pre-Renaissance achievements of the old world. Then the book goes on to cover astronomy and meteorology, Earth sciences and physics.