Needham, Joseph

Science and Civilisation [Civilization] in China Volume IV [4], Physics and Physical Technology: Part 1, Physics; Part 2, Mechanical Engineering; Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971-1974.

Hardcover. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Complete set of Volume IV, in three physical books. Parts 1 and 2 are later printings (1972, 1974), Part 3 is a first printing (1971). All three volumes tightly bound and unmarked, with light shelf wear to boards. All three in clean, price-clipped dust jackets with some rubbing and creasing at corners and spine ends. "Science and Civilisation in China is recognised as one of the most remarkable works of scholarship in the twentieth century. Originally proposed as a single volume of 600 to 800 pages, the project now encompasses seventeen books published under the direct supervision of Joseph Needham, from the first volume which appeared in 1954, through to volume 6.3 which was in press at the time of his death in 1995. [These] volumes reflect Needham's vision of the field of the history of science and its social background in China, and his aim to make Chinese achievements in science and technology better understood....The first two parts of Volume IV deal respectively with the physical sciences and with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering. The third deals with civil and hydraulic engineering and with nautical technology" (Cambridge University Press description). Due to weight, additional shipping charges will apply for priority or international orders.

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