Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 11, Ferrous Metallurgy

by Joseph Needham and Donald B. Wagner

Comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context. An initial chapter on the traditional Chinese iron industry introduces the important technical concepts and the ways in which technology, geography, and economics influence political phenomena. Further chapters cover developments from the Han to the Tang, the technical evolution and economic revolution of the Song period,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521875668
• ISBN13: 9780521875660
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.8" x 9.8"