NEES52 Needham, Joseph et al: SCIENCE AND CIVILISATION IN CHINA V:2. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention : Magisteries of Gold and Immortality. Cambridge, 1974. xxxii, 510 pp. 42 illustrations with 20 plates, 13 tables, bibliography. 26x20 cm. Cloth. GBP 100.00 This volume is on alchemy and chemistry. Primary and secondary sources of historical literature are listed. Concepts, terminology and definitions are discussed along with the alchemical processes and their efficacy. Subjects: Science Available, as of: 18/10/2009 Was item 534 in printed List 151. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.