The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4: the Main Sections of Volume IV, Part 2 of the Major series.; Engineers: their Status, Tools & Materials; Basic Mechanical Principles & Types of Machines; Land Transport; Clockwork; Windmills & Aeronautics.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. xvi + 334pp. B&w illustrations, bibliography, index. Volume IV of the abridged edition which is concerned with the immense advances made in early and medieval China in mechanical engineering. It discusses in simple but eminently readable terms the status of..... More