After two volumes mainly introductory, Dr Needham now embarks upon his systematic study of the development of the natural sciences in China. The Sciences of the

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of Joseph Needham's Science and Civilisation in China series. For nearly fifty years, Needham and his collabor

This book is made up of two parts, the first devoted to general, historical and cultural background, and the second to the development of each subdiscipline tha

This volume details the early Chinese contributions to various sciences. The first section deals with mathematics, showing that Chinese works were comparable wi

This fifth volume abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China.