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Joseph Needham with the collaboration of Ho Ping-Yü, Lu Gwei-Djen and Wang Ling. Science and Civilisation in China. Vol. 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Part 7, Military Technology. The Gunpowder Epic. Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. xxxiii + 703. ISBN 0-521-30358-3. £50·00, $99.50.

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2009

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A. Rupert Hall: Affiliation:
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Information: The British Journal for the History of Science , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , June 1988 , pp. 249 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400024791 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © British Society for the History of Science 1988

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Joseph Needham with the collaboration of Ho Ping-Yü, Lu Gwei-Djen and Wang Ling. Science and Civilisation in China. Vol. 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Part 7, Military Technology. The Gunpowder Epic. Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. xxxiii + 703. ISBN 0-521-30358-3. £50·00, $99.50.

Volume 21, Issue 2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400024791

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