夢溪筆談, Volume 11-16 by Kuo Shen
"夢溪筆談, Volume 11-16" 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 from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and natural history. The work contains groundbreaking observations including early theories of geological change based on fossil evidence, the first recorded navigational use of the compass, and documentation of movable type printing. It captures the breadth of
scientific knowledge and natural phenomena observed in eleventh-century China, preserving insights that would influence understanding for centuries to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shen, Kuo, 1031-1095 |
|---|---|
| Title | 夢溪筆談, Volume 11-16 |
| Alternate Title | Mengxi Bi Tan, Volume 11-16 [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. | 7314 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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