Science and Civilisation in China, Part 6, Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges

By Robin D.S. Yates, Joseph Needham, Robin D. S. Yates

Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts of Science and Civilisation in China which deal with the art of war in ancient and medieval China. Four sections follow the introduction: on the simple bow; on the cross-bow, standard weapon of the Han armies; and on pre-gunpowder artillery, including the invention of the trebuchet.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052132727X
• ISBN13: 9780521327275
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.7" x 9.7"