Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6: Biology and Biological Technology, Part 1: Botany

Science and Civilisation in China #6.6

by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen (Primary Contributor), Huang Hsing-Tsung (Contributor)

The sixth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth and fifth, is subdivided into parts for ease of presentation and assimilation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of biology and biological technology (which includes botany and agriculture, zoology, all aspects of medicine, and pharmaceutics).

Genres: History, China, Nonfiction, Science, Medicine

756 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 1984

About the author

Joseph Needham was a British biochemist, historian and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941, and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971. In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the Companionship of Honour, and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.

Reviews

[Scott Feero · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have 16 volumes of Needham's Science and Civilisation in China; extraordinary breadth.

For anyone interested, there is a condensed version that covers the salient points.

Otherwise each Cambridge vol. is Ridiculously expensive.

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate the writing style but the information was good.

[Ivan Savić · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very detailed description of chinese agriculture, but also agriculture in general.