夢溪筆談, Volume 17-21 by Kuo Shen
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"夢溪筆談, Volume 17-21" by Kuo Shen is an encyclopedic work published in 1088 during China's Song dynasty. Written during the author's forced retirement, this remarkable compilation spans diverse fields including medicine, mathematics, astronomy, technology, and natural science. The work documents groundbreaking observations—from magnetic compass navigation to movable type printing, fossil discoveries to unidentified flying objects. Shen Kuo's polymathic curiosity illuminates medieval Chinese knowledge, capturing both systematic scientific inquiry and strange phenomena that
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| Author | Shen, Kuo, 1031-1095 |
|---|---|
| Title | 夢溪筆談, Volume 17-21 |
| Alternate Title | Mengxi Bi Tan, Volume 17-21 [1031-1095 A.D.] |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Pool_Essays |
| Credits | Produced by Sally Yu |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279 -- Anecdotes |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 7315 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-07315-6 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 660 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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