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Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 1Joseph Needham
Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 1
Physics
- First published1962
- TraditionTaoism & Chinese Religion
- Shelf119 books
The part of Needham's history of Chinese science devoted to physics, including a long section on magnetism and the compass. It discusses the diviner's board, the south-pointing spoon, the geomantic compass and the discovery of magnetic declination.
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