The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5

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The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 052146773X
ISBN-13 : 9780521467735
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Book excerpt: This fifth volume abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China.


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