As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers momentum it has been found necessary to subdivide volumes into parts, each to be bound and published separately. The first part of Volume 4, already published, deals with the physical sciences; the second with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering; and the third will deal with civil and hydraulic engineering and nautical technology. With this part of Volume 4, then, we come to the application by the Chinese of physical principles in the ...
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As Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers momentum it has been found necessary to subdivide volumes into parts, each to be bound and published separately. The first part of Volume 4, already published, deals with the physical sciences; the second with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering; and the third will deal with civil and hydraulic engineering and nautical technology. With this part of Volume 4, then, we come to the application by the Chinese of physical principles in the control of forces and in the use of power; we cross the frontier separating tools from the machine. We have already noticed that the ancient Chinese concept of chhi (somewhat similar to the pneuma of the Greeks) asserted itself prominently in acoustics; but we discover here that the Chinese tendency to think pneumatically was also responsible for a whole range of brilliant technological achievements, for example, the double-acting piston-bellows, the rotary winnowing-fan, and the water-powered metallurgical blowing-machine (ancestor of the steam-engine); as well as for some extraordinary insights and predictions in aeronautics.
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Like New. 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. 4to. lv & 759 pp. Illustrated. 7th printing of 1965 edition. Fine. Dust Jacket is Like New. (Subject: History of Science).
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Good. 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. lv & 759 pp. Ex-Library with markings and labels. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether sound. Good. (Subject: History of Science).
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New. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 180 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2048. 1965. Illustrated. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Generally clean. Dust jacket taped to book. Owner's name on front end page. LV, 759 pages, illustrations. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Good. Bound in publisher's 1/3 black cloth over pictorial boards. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Stains on outer on edge. lv, 759 p. Illustrations. 25 cm. Zhongguo ke xue ji shu shi.
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Address stamp in English and Chinese to foxed top edge, name and address in English and Chinese inside, else very good condition with a clean and unmarked text in a very good slightly torn dust jacket. Size: large 8vo, 753pp., illus, NOTE: This is a 1970 Chinese reprint.
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Address stamped to fore-edge, else very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound / Lightly soiled and worn dust jacket now in a clear protective cover. Size: large stout 8vo, 759pp.
