Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 4, Physics and Phys... - 9780521070607

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3, Civil Engineering and NauticsAuthor(s): Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen, Ling Wang\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521070607, 978-0521070607\nSynopsis\nAs Dr Needham's immense undertaking gathers momentum it has been found necessary to subdivide volumes into parts, each bound and published separately. 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.