Volumes I and II of the major series: China: its language, geography and history ; Chinese philosophy and scientific thought.

This fifth volume abridgement of Joseph Needham's monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China.

The world's preeminent authority on Chinese science explores the philosophy, social structure, arts, crafts, and even military strategies that form our understa

A section of Volume IV, part 1 and a section of Volume IV, part 3 of the major series:

Digesting the main sections of Volume IV of Dr. Needham's magnum opus, this book is concerned with the immense advances made in early and medieval China in mech