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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.Needham, Joseph is the author of 'Science and Civilisation in China Chemistry and Chemical Technology Military Technology Missles and Sieges' with ISBN 9780521327275 and ISBN 052132727X.
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