How Long to Read Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth

How Long Does it Take to Read Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 1 minute to read Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth by Joseph Needham

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

After two volumes mainly introductory, Dr Needham now embarks upon his systematic study of the development of the natural sciences in China. The Sciences of the Earth follow: geography and cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy. Dr Needham distinguishes parallel traditions of scientific cartography and religious cosmography in East and West, discussing orbocentric wheel-maps, the origins of the rectangular grid system, sailing charts and relief maps, Chinese survey methods, and the impact of Renaissance cartography on the East. Finally-and here Dr Needham's work has no Western...

How long is Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth?

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth by Joseph Needham is 877 pages long, and a total of 225,389 words.

This makes it 296% the length of the average book. It also has 275% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 31 minutes to read Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth aloud.

What Reading Level is Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth?

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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