Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts

Author: Joseph Needham

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1980-09-25

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 9780521085731

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The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

Author: Walter W. Skeat

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-15

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 048631765X

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Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes lists of prefixes, suffixes, Indo-European roots, homonyms and doublets, and the distribution of English-language sources.

Publisher and Bookseller
Publisher and Bookseller

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Published: 1896

Total Pages: 1352

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.