Science and civilisation in China
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- v.p.: ill.; 24cm.
Includes bibliography and index; Sanction dt. 19/01/1980(wdr no.8;acc.no.11190) v. 1 Introductory orientations v. 2 History of scientific thought v. 3 Mathematics and the sciences of the heavens and the earth v. 4 Physics and physical technology;Pt.1 Physics; Pt.3 Civil engineering and nautics v. 5 Chemistry and chemical technology;Pt.1 Paper and printing/Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin; 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 Spagyrial discovery and invention:physiologial alchemy v.6 Biology and biological technology: Pt.1 Botany; Pt.2 Agriculture