Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering 🔍
Joseph Needham Cambridge [England]: University Press, August 1, 1991
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AT this point we enter upon the discussion of the wider applications of physical principles in the control of forces and the use of sources of power.
Alternative author
Needham, Joseph, 1900-1995, author; Wang, Ling, 1917-1994; Métailie, Georges; Huang, H. T
Alternative edition
Volume 4, 1954
Alternative description
: 26 cm
For contents, see Author Catalog
Half title of v. 5, pt. 6, 9, 11, 13, v. 6, pt. 3, v. 7, pt. 1-2 in Chinese characters: Zhongguo ke xue ji shu shi
Volume 6, pt. 4 mislabeled on spine as: "vol. IV:4."
"Joseph Needham directly supervised the publication of seventeen books in the Science and Civilisation series, from the first volume, which appeared in 1954, through to Volume 6, Part III, which was in press at the time of his death in march 1995. The planning and preparation of further volumes continues. Responsibility for the commissioning and approval of work for publication in the series is now taken by the Publications Board of the Needham Research Institute in Cambridge."--Preliminary page, v. 6 pt. 4
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
: 26 cm
date open sourced
2023-06-28
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