Science and Civilisation in China, Part 13, Mining
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Science and Civilisation in China
ISBN-10
0521580005
ISBN-13
9780521580007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 25th, 1999
Print length
564 Pages
Weight
1,262 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 25.40 x 3.90 cms
Product Classification:
History of science
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This is the first history of Chinese mining to appear in a western language. The author draws extensively not only on written material but on his own observations of traditional techniques in use today. The technology is placed in the context of the political, social and economic conditions in China.
The fifth volume of Dr Needham''s immense undertaking covers the subjects of chemistry and chemical technology. This, the thirteenth part of the volume, is the first history of Chinese mining to appear in a western language. Covering from the Neolithic period to the present day it deals with the full range of Chinese mining from copper to mercury, arsenic to coal and a large number of other minerals and materials. The author draws extensively not only on written sources but also on archaeological remains, and observation of traditional techniques still in use. The interrelationship between Chinese mining and the social, economic and political conditions in which it took place is examined, and leads the author to conclude that these extraneous factors were probably more important in determining how mining was carried out than technological progress.
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