Introductory orientations -- History of scientific thought -- Mathematics and the sciences of the heavens and the earth -- Physics and physical technology. Physics ; Mechanical engineering ; Civil engineering and nautics -- Chemistry and chemical technology. Paper and printing ; Spagyrical discovery and invention : magisteries of gold and immortality ; Spagyrical discovery and invention: historical survey from cinnabar elixirs to synthetic insulin ; Spagyrical discovery and invention: apparatus, theories and gifts ; Spagyrical discovery and invention : physiological alchemy ; Military technology : missiles and sieges ; Military technology : the gunpowder epic ; Textile technology : spinning and reeling ; Ferrous metallurgy ; Ceramic technology ; Mining -- Biology and biological technology. Botany ; Agriculture ; Agro-industries and forestry ; Agro-industries : sugarcsane technology ; Traditional botany : an ethnobotanical approach / Fermentations and food science / Medicine -- The social background. Language and logic in traditional China ; General conclusions and reflections.
