The genius of China : 3,000 years of science, discovery, & invention / Robert Temple ; foreword by Joseph Needham.
Title:
The genius of China : 3,000 years of science, discovery, & invention / Robert Temple ; foreword by Joseph Needham.
ISBN:
9781594772177
Personal Author:
Edition:
[Revised edition].
Publication Information:
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007.
Physical Description:
288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
General Note:
Popularization of Joseph Needham's Science and civilisation in China.
Includes index.
Contents:
Preface / by Madame Chen Zhili -- Foreword / by Dr. Joseph Needham -- The West's debt to China -- Part 1. Agriculture -- Part 2. Astronomy and cartography -- Part 3. Engineering -- Part 4. Domestic and industrial technology -- Part 5. Medicine and health -- Part 6. Mathematics -- Part 7. Magnetism -- Part 8. The physical sciences -- Part 9. Transportation and exploration -- Part 10. Sound and music -- Part 11. Warfare.
Geographic Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn124036331
Availability:
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