As 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.
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"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
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Dr Needham's fourth volume traces the development of physics and physical technology in ancient and medieval China. It is conveniently divided into three separate parts, the present volume, IV:1, dealing with physics as such, IV:2 with mechanical engineering and IV:3 with civil engineering and nautics.
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No ancient country in the world did more in civil engineering, both as to scale and skill, than China, yet very little has been done towards making known the history of fit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lou chhuan, cantilever principal rafters, derivatory canal, canted sail, slung rudder, quantitative navigation, double slipways, median rudder, castled ships, hui khao, axial rudder, lung chhuan, tou kung, summit canal, kung tien, balance lug, hui khan, thung chih, bamboo cables, wang chhi, chan tao, segmental arch bridges, contour canal, propulsion oar, hydraulic engineering works Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow River, Grand Canal, Marco Polo, Indian Ocean, Chhien Han Shu, Great Wall, Sung Shih, Pien Canal, Sung Ying-Hsing, Warring States, Hou Han Shu, San Kuo, Chhin Shih Huang Ti, Ssuma Chhien, Ming Shih, Chi Chhao-Ting, Later Han, Shen Kua, Prince Henry, Old World, Ying Tsao Fa Shih, Old Silk Road, Liu Chih-Phing, Fang Chi, Huai River New!
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No ancient country in the world did more in civil engineering, both as to scale and skill, than China, yet very little has been done towards making known the history of fit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lou chhuan, cantilever principal rafters, derivatory canal, canted sail, slung rudder, quantitative navigation, double slipways, median rudder, castled ships, hui khao, axial rudder, lung chhuan, tou kung, summit canal, kung tien, balance lug, hui khan, thung chih, bamboo cables, wang chhi, chan tao, segmental arch bridges, contour canal, propulsion oar, hydraulic engineering works Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow River, Grand Canal, Marco Polo, Indian Ocean, Chhien Han Shu, Great Wall, Sung Shih, Pien Canal, Sung Ying-Hsing, Warring States, Hou Han Shu, San Kuo, Chhin Shih Huang Ti, Ssuma Chhien, Ming Shih, Chi Chhao-Ting, Later Han, Shen Kua, Prince Henry, Old World, Ying Tsao Fa Shih, Old Silk Road, Liu Chih-Phing, Fang Chi, Huai River New!
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