Science and Civilisation in China, Part 6, Medicine

The latest volume in Joseph Needham''s magisterial review of China''s premodern scientific and technological traditions introduces the history of medicine. Following the deaths of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, a considerable amount of written material on the development of Chinese medicine awaited publication. This material has been gathered together by the editor, Nathan Sivin, in the five ess...