{"product_id":"science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-3-mathematics-and-the-sciences-of-the-heavens-and-the-earth-hardback-9780521058018","title":"Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth (Hardback) 9780521058018","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Needham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521058018, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 January 1959\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e926 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 19.6 x 6.7 cm, 2.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfter two volumes mainly introductory, Dr Needham now embarks upon his systematic study of the development of the natural sciences in China. The Sciences of the Earth follow: geography and cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy. Dr Needham distinguishes parallel traditions of scientific cartography and religious cosmography in East and West, discussing orbocentric wheel-maps, the origins of the rectangular grid system, sailing charts and relief maps, Chinese survey methods, and the impact of Renaissance cartography on the East. Finally-and here Dr Needham's work has no Western predecessors-there are full accounts of the Chinese contribution to geology and mineralogy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations List of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Author's note\u003cbr\u003e 19. Mathematics\u003cbr\u003e 20. Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 21. Meteorology\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Sciences of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e 23. Geography and cartography\u003cbr\u003e 24. Geology (and related sciences)\u003cbr\u003e 25. Seismology\u003cbr\u003e 26. Mineralogy\u003cbr\u003e Addenda\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographies\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507204321560,"sku":"9780521058018","price":337.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780521058018i.jpg?v=1786439347","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/science-and-civilisation-in-china-volume-3-mathematics-and-the-sciences-of-the-heavens-and-the-earth-hardback-9780521058018","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}