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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology Part II: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality

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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology Part II: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality - Needham, Joseph
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The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).

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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology Part II: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality 1974, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521085717

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