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1. The Grand Titration

   Science and Society in East and West

   By Joseph Needham

   First published in 1969.The historical civilization of China is, with the Indian and European-Semitic, one of the three greatest in the world, yet only relatively recently has any enquiry been begun into its achievements in science and technology. Between the first and fifteenth centuries the...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Within the Four Seas

   The Dialogue of East and West

   By Joseph Needham

   First published in 1969. Contains some of Joseph Needham's most significant essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Also included are some more personal thoughts stimulated by his own travels and experiences in China, including a number of poems....

   Published April 3rd 2005 by Routledge
3. Celestial Lancets

   A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa

   By Gwei-Djen Lu, Joseph Needham

   Series: Needham Research Institute Series

   Using modern knowledge to shed light on ancient techniques, this text examines two of the earliest therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine: acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture is the implantation of very thin needles into subcutaneous connective tissue and muscle at a great number of...

   Published July 3rd 2002 by Routledge