SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION IN CHINA Volume 4 (Physics and Physical Technology) Part I: Physics
NEEDHAM, Joseph 'with the collaboration of' WANG LIN and ROBINSON, Kenneth Girdwood
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, London etc., 1977
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Black cloth spine with illustrated boards. f/piece of Chinese text with one red character + t.p. with publisher's red logo + xxxiv + 434, illustrations numbered 277-350 inc plates ex-pagination, Tables numbered 42-53. Illustrated jacket virtually as new barjust a hint of spine darkening,; as new but for some elongated tanning spots to fore-edge.CUP's small blue price sticker bottom front wraparound.This series is perhaps the greatest scholarship project of the 20th century. 19.5 cm x 25 cm.
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- Title
- SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION IN CHINA Volume 4 (Physics and Physical Technology) Part I: Physics
- Author
- NEEDHAM, Joseph 'with the collaboration of' WANG LIN and ROBINSON, Kenneth Girdwood
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, London etc.
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0521058023
- ISBN 13
- 9780521058025
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 3rd Printing
- Seller catalogs
- History of Science & Technology, Physics and Chemistry
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