Science in Traditional China : a comparative perspective

Type

Book

Authors

Joseph Needham

ISBN 10

0674794389

ISBN 13

9780674794382

Tags

Scientists, China, History & Philosophy

Description

The world's preeminent authority on Chinese science explores the philosophy, social structure, arts, crafts, and even military strategies that form our understanding of Chinese science, making instructive comparisons along the way to similar elements of Indian, Hellenistic, and Arabic cultures. A major portion of the book concentrates on Taoist alchemy that led not only to the invention of gunpowder and firearms, but also, through the search for macrobiotic life-elixirs, to the rise of modern medical chemistry. - from Amzon

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