Science and Civilisation in China : Volume III (3) - Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and Earth

by Needham, Joseph; Ling, Wang

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Book desription: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975. After 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. Previous owner's name and date on front end page. Dustjacket in protective mylar cover. . ISBN: 0521058015. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. CINA CHINESE SCIENCE MATHEMATICS HISTORY EARTH CARTOGRAPHY GEOLOGY GEOGRAPHY.

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