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century or more. In contrast, Europe's barriers of the
Pyrenees, the Alps, and the various defensible peninsulas (Denmark, Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, etc.) and islands (Britain, Ireland, Sicily, etc.) led to smaller countries in constant competition with each other. If a ruler chose to ignore a scientific advancement (especially a military or economic one), his more-advanced neighbors would soon usurp his throne. This explanation, however, ignores the fact that
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2358:(1081–1129)—supported the primacy of contemporaneous archaeological finds of ancient inscriptions over historical works written after the fact, which they contested to be unreliable in regard to the former evidence. Hong Mai (1123–1202) used ancient Han dynasty era vessels to debunk what he found to be fallacious descriptions of Han vessels in the
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There are also questions about the philosophy behind traditional
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of the 16th and 17th centuries introduced
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as evidence that the area was once the location of an ancient seashore that had shifted hundreds of miles east over an enormous span of time. Shen also wrote that since petrified bamboos were found underground in a dry northern climate zone where they had never been known to grow, climates naturally
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In 2016, China became the country with the highest science output, as measured in publications. While the US had been the biggest producer of scientific studies until then, China published 426,000 studies in 2016 while the US published 409,000. However, the numbers are somewhat relative, as it also
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postulates that the lack of geographic barriers within much of China—essentially a wide plain with two large navigable rivers and a relatively smooth coastline—led to a single government without competition. At the whim of a ruler who disliked new inventions, technology could be stifled for half a
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is one well-known example of this line of thought. It argues that the
Chinese population was large enough, workers cheap enough, and agrarian productivity high enough to not require mechanization: thousands of Chinese workers were perfectly able to quickly perform any needed task. Other events such
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is the Moon's obstruction of sunlight reaching Earth, the Moon is spherical like a ball and not flat like a disc, and moonlight is merely sunlight reflected from the Moon's surface. Shen also explained that the observance of a full moon occurred when the Sun's light was slanting at a certain degree
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It was not that there was no order in nature for the
Chinese, but rather that it was not an order ordained by a rational personal being, and hence there was no conviction that rational personal beings would be able to spell out in their lesser earthly languages the divine code of laws which he had
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made efforts to translate western mathematical and astronomical works into
Chinese and aroused the interest of Chinese scholars in these sciences. They made very extensive astronomical observation and carried out the first modern cartographic work in China. They also learned to appreciate the
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between 220 and 200 BC. Typical
Chinese architecture changed little from the succeeding Han dynasty until the 19th century. The Qin dynasty also developed the crossbow, which later became the mainstream weapon in Europe. Several remains of crossbows have been found among the soldiers of the
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900. Chinese illustrations were more realistic than in
Byzantine manuscripts, and detailed accounts from 1044 recommending its use on city walls and ramparts show the brass container as fitted with a horizontal pump, and a nozzle of small diameter. The records of a battle on the
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saw the introduction in earnest of modern science to China. Large numbers of
Chinese students studied abroad in Japan and in Europe and the US. Many returned to help teach and to found numerous schools and universities. Among them were numerous outstanding figures, including
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before spreading to China), the
Chinese were able to record observations, documenting the first recorded solar eclipse in 2137 BC, and making the first recording of any planetary grouping in 500 BC. These claims, however, are highly disputed and rely on much supposition. The
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These early forms of drugs were made using primitive methods, usually just simple dried herbs, or unprocessed minerals. They were developed into combinations known as "elixirs of immortality". These early magical practices, supported by the imperial courts of
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3376:, the Opium Wars and the resulting hate of European influence prevented China from undergoing an Industrial Revolution; copying Europe's progress on a large scale would be impossible for a lengthy period of time. Political instability under
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Kelly, p. 22. "Around 1240 the Arabs acquired knowledge of saltpeter (“Chinese snow”) from the East, perhaps through India. They knew of gunpowder soon afterward. They also learned about fireworks (“Chinese flowers”) and rockets (“Chinese
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proved that the Moon was spherical, using a metaphor of observing different angles of a silver ball with white powder thrown onto one side. Although the Chinese accepted the idea of spherical-shaped heavenly bodies, the concept of a
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military manuscript of 1044 listed the first known written formulas for gunpowder, meant for light-weight bombs lobbed from catapults or thrown down from defenders behind city walls. By the 13th century, the iron-cased bomb shell,
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In addition to the method similar to the Bessemer process mentioned above, there were other notable advancements in Chinese metallurgy during the Middle Ages. During the 11th century, the growth of the iron industry caused vast
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These four discoveries had an enormous impact on the development of Chinese civilization and a far-ranging global impact. Gunpowder, for example, spread to the Arabs in the 13th century and thence to Europe. According to
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allowed China to become the third country to send humans into space, and ambition to put a man on mars by 2030. In the 2000s and 2010s, China became a top scientific and industrial power in more advanced fields such as
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Despite this, Chinese thinkers of the Middle Ages proposed some hypotheses which are in accordance with modern principles of science. Yang Hui provided theoretical proof for the proposition that the complements of the
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and their desire to revive the use of ancient vessels in state rituals and ceremonies. This and the belief that ancient vessels were products of 'sages' and not common people was criticized by Shen Kuo, who took an
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rule (opposition and frequent oscillation between modernists and conservatives), the Republican wars (1911–1933), the Sino-Japanese War (1933–1945), the Communist/Nationalist War (1945–1949) as well as the later
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had produced 5 billion coins (roughly 50 per Chinese citizen), and the first banknotes were produced in 1023. These coins were so durable that they would still be in use 700 years later, in the 18th century.
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Experimentation with various materials and ingredients in China during the middle period led to the discovery of many ointments, creams, and other mixtures with practical uses. In a 9th-century Arab work
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by banging drums, clashing gongs, striking bells, and holding plaques with special announcements appearing from open-and-close shutter windows. While it had been Zhang Heng who applied the first
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scroll, these bombs made a large noise and emitted bright fire upon explosion. Prior to the shipwreck's discovery, observers believed the bombs depicted in the scroll were a later addition.
1669:(25–220 AD), this seismograph was an urn-like instrument, which would drop one of eight balls to indicate when and in which direction an earthquake had occurred. On June 13, 2005, Chinese
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The men of old changed the name of their methods from problem to problem, so that as no specific explanation was given, there is no way of telling their theoretical origin or basis.
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scientific achievements of this ancient culture and made them known in Europe. Through their correspondence European scientists first learned about the Chinese science and culture.
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China began a formal computing development program in 1956 when it launched the Twelve-Year Science Plan and formed the Beijing Institute of Computing Technology under the
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Johann Adam Schall published Yuan Jing Shuo, Explanation of the Telescope, in 1626, in Latin and Chinese. Schall's book referred to the telescopic observations of Galileo.
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is the earliest known printed document. Movable type was also used in China for a time, but was abandoned because of the number of characters needed; it would not be until
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Inaccurate section title, piles of unsourced (& wrong) statements, nonRSes including sth on Geocities, entire passages written in peacockspeech, &c. See talk page.
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Wagner, Donald B. "The Administration of the Iron Industry in Eleventh-Century China," Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (Volume 44 2001): 175–197.
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Sivin, Nathan. 2005. "A Multi-dimensional Approach to Research on Ancient Science". East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine, no. 23. Temporary Publisher: 10–25.
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Hartwell, Robert (1966). "Markets, Technology, and the Structure of Enterprise in the Development of the Eleventh-Century Chinese Iron and Steel Industry".
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Liu, Heping. ""The Water Mill" and Northern Song Imperial Patronage of Art, Commerce, and Science," The Art Bulletin (Volume 84, Number 4, 2002): 566–595.
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depends how authorship on international collaborations is counted (e.g. if one paper is counted per person or whether authorship is split among authors).
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in 657 that documented 833 medicinal substances taken from stones, minerals, metals, plants, herbs, animals, vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops. In his
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Mark Elvin, "The high-level equilibrium trap: the causes of the decline of invention in the traditional Chinese textile industries" in W. E. Willmott,
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and why Chinese technology fell behind that of Europe. Many hypotheses have been proposed ranging from the cultural to the political and economic.
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were invented in China almost 2,000 years ago. The Chinese civilization was the earliest civilization to experiment successfully with
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Printing, gunpowder and the compass: These three have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world; the first in
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In addition to his studies in meteorology, astronomy, and archaeology mentioned above, Shen Kuo also made hypotheses in regards to
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in his astronomical clock because there were complaints that water would freeze too easily in the clepsydra tanks during winter.
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West, Stephen H. "Cilia, Scale and Bristle: The Consumption of Fish and Shellfish in The Eastern Capital of The Northern Song,"
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which are about the diameter of any given parallelogram are equal to one another. Sun Sikong (1015–1076) proposed the idea that
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in 975 offer an insight into the dangers of the weapon, as a change of wind direction blew the fire back onto the Song forces.
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in 1687. It is thought that such works had considerable importance on European thinkers of the period, particularly among the
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lines. Although the country regressed scientifically as a result of government policies which led to famine during the
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in the smelting process. To remedy the problem of deforestation, the Song Chinese discovered how to produce
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Conversely, the Jesuits were very active in transmitting Chinese knowledge to Europe.
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the first astronomical object recognized as being connected to a supernova explosion.
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Until the Song dynasty, Chinese medicine classified drugs under the system of the
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Sivin, Nathan. "Science and Medicine in Imperial China--the state of the field."
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China International Association for Promotion of Science and Technology (CIAPST)
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to Europe made the crucial difference between European and Chinese development.
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4886:(Brookfield, Vermont: VARIORUM, Ashgate Publishing, 1995), Chapter III, pp. 22.
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Schafer, Edward H. "Orpiment and Realgar in Chinese Technology and Tradition,"
4436:(Brookfield, Vermont: VARIORUM, Ashgate Publishing, 1995), Chapter III, pp. 24.
4215:(Brookfield, Vermont: VARIORUM, Ashgate Publishing, 1995), Chapter III, pp. 23.
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established by Kublai Khan, while some Chinese astronomers also worked at the
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Hsu, Mei-ling. "Chinese Marine Cartography: Sea Charts of Pre-Modern China,"
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In March 1986, China launched a large-scale technology development plan, the
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to wheels rotating at different speeds, a device that is found in all modern
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In architecture, the pinnacle of Chinese technology manifested itself in the
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Chinese Siege Warfare: Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity
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One of the most important military treatises of all Chinese history was the
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Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Searching the Heavens and the Earth: The History of Jesuit Observatories
5602:, (Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press, 1972) pp. 137–172.
5217:"The Eastern origins of Western civilization", John Hobson, p. 194-195,
3971:"People's Daily Online -- China resurrects world's earliest seismograph"
3854:(Essential Mirror of Universal History) ch. 3, p. 46b) as referenced in
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according to their pharmaceutical uses, but he also took an interest in
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Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
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between 1219 and 1223, from one of his travels to visit the Mongols in
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4298:"The Eastern Origins of Western Civilization", John M.Hobson, p. 186,
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Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine
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2241:, by 1088 AD. The clock tower was driven by a rotating waterwheel and
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5264:"The Eastern Origins of Western Civilization", John M. Hobson, p. 196
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5109:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986), pp. 173–174, 192, 290, & 477.
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has made the argument that the substantial resources taken from the
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2215:). Shen Kuo also devised a geological theory for land formation, or
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In the 7th century, book-printing was developed in China, Korea and
1833:. Paper and printing were developed first. Printing was recorded in
5390:
Blaut, James M. (1999-07-01). "Environmentalism and Eurocentrism".
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History of science and technology in the People's Republic of China
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because it "confuse(s) metaphysical claims with empirical claims".
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treatise covered a wide range of other related subjects, including
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in the 14th century. For gunpowder weapons, it outlined the use of
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History of science and technology in the People's Republic of China
4661:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd. 1986) pp. 111 & 165 & 445–448.
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As the People's Republic of China becomes better connected to the
2536:, an ambassador to the Mongols in 1254–1255, a personal friend of
2396:. Shen believed that land was reshaped over time due to perpetual
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Using shadow clocks and the abacus (both invented in the ancient
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5542:"China declared world's largest producer of scientific articles"
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In 1966, China transitioned from vacuum-tube computers to fully
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High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy
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palatial gardens, and created a large and intricate mechanical
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For the history of science and technology of modern China, see
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China Statistical Yearbook on Science and Technology 1991–2015
5822:(Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003)
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labeled their pursuits as proto-scientific rather than merely
3048:
and desire to create gold from various mixtures of materials,
2094:(AD 960–1279) in particular were periods of great innovation.
1761:
5769:
Li Shu-hua, "Origine de la Boussole 11. Aimant et Boussole,"
5444:
The Chinese Computer: a Global History of the Information Age
4128:, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflets, v. 3, p. 145.
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was established in an effort to reduce dependence on foreign
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and archaeology. In accordance with the beliefs of the later
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that the technique was reinvented in a suitable environment.
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announced that they had created a replica of the instrument.
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3064:. Fairbank and Goldman write that the futile experiments of
2998:(fl. 13th century) in 1299 contained nothing new in Chinese
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that would later be mastered by the astronomer and engineer
2520:, in which they fought together for the conquests of Muslim
2362:
archaeological catalogue compiled during the latter half of
5915:
5891:
Popular Science Alliance Network, Internet Society of China
5096:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986), pp. 70–73 & 117–124.
4382:
The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China and the West
3993:
2986:(详解九章算法), although it was described earlier around 1100 by
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2638:(1238–1298), who criticized earlier mathematicians such as
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is often said to have been introduced by the Master of the
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to gradually increase in production. In 1080, the mints of
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Mathematics in Society and History: Sociological Inquiries
4681:
The Architectural Theory Review: Archineering in Chinatime
4366:
4002:
3981:
3299:
3173:, by the 14th century the Chinese had developed the heavy
2023:
Among the engineering accomplishments of early China were
1985:(990–1051), it was enhanced by the wooden movable type of
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5886:
Chinese Society for the History of Science and Technology
5880:
5143:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986), pp. 203–205, 264, 508.
4922:
4533:(San Francisco: China Books and Periodicals, Inc., 2000,
4473:(San Francisco: China Books and Periodicals, Inc., 2000,
3522:. In the mid-1960s through the late 1960s, China began a
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as a substitute for charcoal. Although hydraulic-powered
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are described as very large, three- or four-masted ships.
1914:
1711:, a complex mechanical device that acted as a mechanical
1468:
began 2500 years ago at the time of the invention of the
5373:"pseudoscience - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com"
5292:
Prospects: The Quarterly Review of Comparative Education
4599:
4507:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 227 & 414–416.
3507:
In 1964, CAS debuted China's first self-developed large
3470:
Science and technology in the People's Republic of China
1650:(the first armillary sphere having been invented by the
1531:, as defined by the scholars, rather than the generals.
4931:
Patricia B. Ebrey, Anne Walthall, and James B. Palais,
4415:
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4185:
Rudolph, R.C. "Preliminary Notes on Sung Archaeology,"
2982:
was first illustrated in China by Yang Hui in his book
2452:
so they could be ingested, such as using a solution of
2295:, the brightest recorded supernova in history; and the
4696:(Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991), pp. 140.
4268:; Christopher Glidewell (2008). Selin, Helaine (ed.).
4113:
Special Christmas Edition, Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1998.
3966:
2748:(618–907) commissioned the scholarly compilation of a
1707:. However, Ma Jun's most impressive invention was the
1646:(78–139 AD) invented the first water-powered rotating
22:. For the science and technology of modern China, see
5156:(Marlborough: The Crowood Press, Ltd., 2003), pp. 11.
4884:
Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections.
4776:
Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections.
4573:
China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty
4492:
Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections.
4434:
Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections.
4213:
Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections.
3708:
List of inventions and discoveries of Neolithic China
3084:
discounts such a close connection between Taoism and
2873:, the first description in China of experiments with
2223:
in geological regions over an enormous span of time.
1862:
Book of the Master of the Preservations of Solidarity
5732:
5648:. Singapore, Republic of Singapore: Leong Kit Meng.
5174:
link.springer.com/article/10.107/s 00016-020-00254-0
5120:
Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History
4933:
East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History
4410:
4026:"A lodestone attracts a needle." Li Shu-hua, p. 176.
3855:
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2758:('Illustrated Pharmacopoeia'), the scholar-official
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China Association of Children's Science Instructors
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China Research Institute for Science Popularization
5243:Science, London School of Economics and Political.
4791:(Taipei: Caves Books Ltd., 1986), pp. 98 & 252.
4596:. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 5.
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4202:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 603–604, 618.
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Chinese Annals of History of Science and Technology
3284:" may have been inspired by the Chinese concept of
2668:(1031–1095) expanded upon this with description of
5861:How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
5047:Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China
3777:How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
2230:was best known for his engineering project of the
1581:was the first definitive atlas of comets, written
4282:"Histoire des Croisades", René Grousset, p. 581,
3605:China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund
3533:From 1975, science and technology was one of the
6992:
4683:(Sydney: University of Sydney, 2001), pp. 10–11.
4622:. (Taipei: Caves Books Ltd., 1986), pp. 174–175.
4218:
4142:Time, Science, and Society in China and the West
4131:
3894:
3892:
3763:
2762:(1020–1101) not only systematically categorized
2431:Inferior drugs were those used to treat diseases
1996:
1398:
5083:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986), pp. 220–262.
3935:
2588:had lent their expertise to the Chinese court.
5736:; Robinson, Kenneth G.; Huang, Jen-Yü (2004).
5437:
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5122:(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002,
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4995:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 134–137.
4817:(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996,
4757:(Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992,
4744:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd. 1986), pp. 469–471.
4721:
4609:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 648–649.
4554:(Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996,
4520:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 415–416.
4234:(Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2002,
3811:
3809:
3002:, it had a great impact on the development of
2970:(c. 1202–1261) was the first to introduce the
6801:
6322:
5941:
4897:Magnetism in the Solid State: An Introduction
4731:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd. 1986) pp. 470–475.
4447:The Natural Philosophy of Chu Hsi (1130–1200)
3889:
3457:
1989:in 1298 and the bronze metal movable type of
1247:
297:
6296:National Natural Science Foundation of China
5896:China Association for Science and Technology
4982:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 62–63.
2885:(990–1051), a method of repeated forging of
2544:know-how between the East and the West. The
1484:(法 principle or method) was extended by the
5662:
5420:
5324:
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4956:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986), pp. 376.
4140:Julius Thomas Fraser and Francis C. Haber,
4090:
4088:
4086:
4084:
3806:
3385:isolated China at the most critical times.
3200:
3136:portrays the first artistic depiction of a
2864:
2388:of 1088, specifically his claims regarding
2279:were the first to record observations of a
2203:to repair boats, the navigational magnetic
7001:History of science and technology in China
6808:
6794:
6746:
6329:
6315:
5948:
5934:
5585:The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
5201:"Windows into China", John Parker, p. 25,
5070:(Taipei: Caves Books Ltd., 1986), pp. 452.
5057:(Variorum, 1995). Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
4465:
4463:
4423:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 104.
4255:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 618.
4181:
4179:
3493:(CAS). In 1958, China completed its first
3116:The significant change that distinguished
2800:
2477:Science and technology of the Yuan dynasty
2463:) was present. Gold also was soluble when
2369:
2153:Science and technology of the Song dynasty
2019:Science and technology of the Tang dynasty
1977:For the 11th century invention of ceramic
1254:
1240:
304:
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44:History of science and technology in China
6815:
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5539:
5192:"Windows into China", John Parker, p. 25.
5008:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 46.
4969:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd., 1986) pp. 43.
4935:(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006,
4915:
4913:
4838:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd, 1986), pp 201.
4709:(Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd. 1986), pp. 30.
4350:
4230:, Gregory K. Clancey, and Hui-Chieh Loy,
2889:under a cold blast similar to the modern
1634:Science and technology of the Han dynasty
1452:Learn how and when to remove this message
5802:The Walls of Constantinople, AD 324–1453
5776:
5600:Economic Organization in Chinese Society
5464:
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4633:Journal of the American Oriental Society
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3938:Historical Eclipses and Earth's Rotation
3336:Another prominent historian of science,
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2199:(1088 AD). In it, he wrote of use for a
2193:is best known for his book known as the
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4899:(New York: Springer-Verlag Inc., 2003,
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3919:"Solar Eclipses of Historical Interest"
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3300:Scientific and technological stagnation
3068:did lead to the discovery of new metal
2793:, as well as reservoirs and marshes of
2722:(1562–1633) in the early 17th century.
2211:(with magnetic declination towards the
1703:, which was operated by a large hidden
6993:
6336:
5535:
5533:
5470:
5022:John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman,
4910:
4116:
3916:
3262:and other philosophical groups of the
3018:Stoneware bombs, known in Japanese as
2470:
2354:(1795–1886), some Song gentry—such as
2207:, and the discovery of the concept of
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6310:
5929:
5643:
5622:
5499:
5389:
5336:
4694:Chinese Thought, Society, and Science
4648:(Volume 47, Number 2, 1987): 595–634.
4594:An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica
4332:
4189:(Volume 22, Number 2, 1963): 169–177.
4125:The Crab Nebula, a Probable Supernova
4097:
3955:
3344:as an analog of Europe's revolution.
3197:mechanism to ignite trains of fuses.
3009:
2992:Introduction to Computational Studies
2467:was present in crude niter deposits.
2428:Medium drugs that enrich one's nature
2249:. In 1070, Su Song also compiled the
5863:, (Washington, DC: Regenery, 2005),
5154:Early Gunpowder Artillery: 1300–1600
4586:
4550:Dainian Fan and Robert Sonné Cohen,
4379:
4011:
3782:
3159:were developed. As evidenced by the
3111:
2684:(202 BCE – 220 CE) scholars such as
1402:
5742:General Conclusions and Reflections
5738:"Science and Civilisation in China"
5530:
5242:
4794:
4635:(Volume 75, Number 2, 1955): 73–89.
3848:(History of the former Han dynasty)
2718:(1552–1610) and Chinese astronomer
13:
6291:Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
5514:10.1093/oso/9780197682258.001.0001
5406:10.1111/j.1931-0846.1999.tb00225.x
4646:Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
3856:Needham, Robinson & Huang 2004
3816:Needham, Robinson & Huang 2004
3801:Needham, Robinson & Huang 2004
2573:astronomers worked in the Chinese
2409:shifted geographically over time.
1765:The intricate frontispiece of the
1719:in order to apply equal amount of
14:
7017:
6955:History of electrical engineering
6367:History and philosophy of science
5874:
5718:Science and Civilization in China
5691:Science and Civilisation in China
5673:Science and Civilisation in China
5607:"The High-level Equilibrium Trap"
4815:A History of Chinese Civilization
4575:. Oxford University Press, 2002,
4146:University of Massachusetts Press
3724:Science and Civilization in China
3421:The Republic of China (1912–1949)
3292:, was known as "the Confucius of
2893:, and the mathematical basis for
2857:(fl. late 10th century) employed
2620:Concordance and Discordant Canons
2584:. Before this, in ancient times,
1508:as law rather than method by the
6769:
6768:
6756:
6745:
6375:
5383:
5365:
5330:
5245:"Department of Economic History"
3779:(Washington, DC: Regenery, 2005)
3667:
3653:
3639:
3625:
2569:intermingled under Mongol rule.
1407:
335:
50:
5957:Science and technology in China
5729:. Taipei: Caves Books Pty. Ltd.
5318:
5276:
5267:
5258:
5236:
5227:
5211:
5195:
5186:
5177:
5168:
5165:Patricia Buckley Ebrey, p. 212.
5159:
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5086:
5073:
5060:
5037:
4998:
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4959:
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4876:
4850:The Journal of Economic History
4841:
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4192:
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4056:
4047:
4038:
4029:
4020:
3999:Needham, Volume 4, Part 2, 158.
3944:
3929:
3482:and political chaos during the
3052:became heavily associated with
2725:
2678:behind it in the retarded phase
2226:The equally talented statesman
2219:, and theorized that there was
2146:
1519:Needham further notes that the
24:Science and technology in China
6828:History of technology cultures
6281:Chinese Academy of Engineering
6096:History of measurement systems
5786:. Cheltnam, UK: Edward Elgar.
5773:, Vol. 45, No. 2. (Jul., 1954)
5540:Tollefson, Jeff (2018-01-18).
4008:Needham, Volume 4, Part 2, 40.
3990:Needham, Volume 4, Part 2, 39.
3951:Weapons of the terracotta army
3910:
3861:
3833:
3821:
3794:
3693:History of Chinese archaeology
3177:, hollow and gunpowder-packed
3140:, a prototype of the gun. The
3022:(iron bomb), or in Chinese as
2956:
2825:. This included the use of an
2524:, taking together the city of
2313:History of Chinese archaeology
2306:
1813:
1804:
1796:
1615:
1612:in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.
1194:Science and technology history
237:Neolithic and early Bronze Age
1:
6975:History of nuclear technology
6950:History of computing hardware
6928:History of technology domains
5906:China Popular Science Network
5744:. Cambridge University Press.
5696:History of Scientific Thought
5680:. Cambridge University Press.
4352:10.4000/abstractairanica.4985
4073:Novum Organum, Liber I, CXXIX
3940:. Cambridge University Press.
3752:
3600:researches and other fields.
3427:Republic of China (1912–1949)
2736:There were noted advances in
2421:(Herbal of the Zhenghe Era):
2317:During the early half of the
1997:China's scientific revolution
1500:'s political sponsors by the
1399:Mo Di and the School of Names
564:
523:
499:
476:
452:
393:
6960:History of materials science
5500:Zhang, Angela Huyue (2024).
5442:Mullaney, Thomas S. (2024).
4380:Huff, Toby E. (2003-08-18).
4369:– via www.nybooks.com.
4187:The Journal of Asian Studies
3757:
3730:Traditional Chinese medicine
3273:The followers of the French
3130:A 10th-century silken banner
2845:to the armillary sphere via
2738:traditional Chinese medicine
2732:Traditional Chinese medicine
2412:
2400:, uplift, and deposition of
2005:Ships of the world in 1460 (
1667:History of Later Han Dynasty
1659:first seismological detector
1555:, including acupuncture and
1553:Traditional Chinese medicine
7:
6718:Neurology and neurosurgery
6286:Chinese Academy of Sciences
4333:Vesel, Živa (15 May 2004).
3698:List of Chinese discoveries
3618:
3491:Chinese Academy of Sciences
3369:high level equilibrium trap
2448:, gold and other minerals
1427:. The specific problem is:
10:
7022:
5577:
5567:10.1038/d41586-018-00927-4
4804:(Volume 40, 1988): 96–112.
4386:Cambridge University Press
3718:History of canals in China
3703:List of Chinese inventions
3528:third-generation computers
3526:program and was producing
3467:
3461:
3458:People's Republic of China
3303:
3037:
2960:
2945:had been written of since
2729:
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2150:
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1868:Some have heated together
1780:
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1474:Hundred Schools of Thought
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5678:Introductory Orientations
4862:10.1017/S0022050700061842
4449:(DIANE Publishing, 2002,
4044:Liang, pp. Appendix C VII
3899:Ancient Chinese Astronomy
3713:Military history of China
3225:introduced, according to
3098:Kitāb al-Khawāss al Kabīr
2744:(reigned 649–683) of the
2321:(960–1279), the study of
1504:, and the subsumption of
1391:and his Chinese partner,
1068:
990:
870:
803:
733:
607:
77:the Four Great Inventions
6940:History of communication
6935:History of biotechnology
5837:Journal of Asian Studies
5583:Patricia Buckley Ebrey,
5477:Cornell University Press
5471:Minami, Kazushi (2024).
5045:"Taoism and Science" in
4394:10.1017/cbo9781316257098
3936:F.R. Stephenson (1997).
3735:Two Bombs, One Satellite
3520:transistorized computers
3201:Jesuit activity in China
3044:In their pursuit for an
2984:Xiangjie Jiuzhang Suanfa
2881:printing by the artisan
2865:Magnetism and metallurgy
2829:and world's first known
2819:astronomical clock tower
2740:during the Middle Ages.
1676:The mechanical engineer
1272:astronomical instruments
1270:Instructions for making
6432:20th century in science
6427:19th century in science
6264:Institutes and programs
5973:Artificial intelligence
5644:Liang, Jieming (2006).
5506:Oxford University Press
5325:Needham & Wang 1954
5285:"Confucius (K'ung Tzu)"
4272:. Springer. p. 89.
3586:artificial intelligence
3360:, deemed acupuncture a
3323:decreed aforetime. The
2801:Horology and clockworks
2600:A 1726 illustration of
2370:Geology and climatology
1852:By AD 300, Ge Hong, an
1642:scholar and astronomer
6965:History of measurement
6835:Prehistoric technology
6352:Theories and sociology
5757:Cite journal requires
5727:Mechanical Engineering
5283:Huanyin, Yang (1993).
5183:wdl.org/en/item/11434/
3412:politically fragmented
3399:Guns, Germs, and Steel
3334:
3241:
3213:
3106:Chinese and Indian ink
3035:
2895:spherical trigonometry
2833:to power the rotating
2670:atmospheric refraction
2653:
2611:
2508:and his father-in-law
2498:Franco-Mongol alliance
2287:, recorded during the
2283:, the first being the
2014:
1928:
1886:
1778:
1709:south-pointing chariot
1684:, designed mechanical
1629:
1545:
1360:1000 years later. The
1279:
6910:Industrial Revolution
6817:History of technology
6412:Scientific Revolution
6106:History of metallurgy
3975:english.people.com.cn
3791:Agustín Udías, p. 53.
3577:Chinese space program
3320:
3312:scientific revolution
3304:Further information:
3231:
3218:Jesuit China missions
3208:
3179:exploding cannonballs
3017:
2644:
2599:
2592:Theory and hypothesis
2325:developed out of the
2017:Further information:
2004:
1907:
1866:
1789:Four Great Inventions
1783:Four Great Inventions
1764:
1757:Four Great Inventions
1624:Remains of a Chinese
1623:
1585:400 BC. It listed 29
1533:
1466:Warring States period
1387:in China was done by
1381:scientific revolution
1377:Jesuit China missions
1336:Four Great Inventions
1274:from the time of the
1269:
1059:(mainland, 1912–1949)
6980:History of transport
6945:History of computing
6665:Agricultural science
6417:Age of Enlightenment
6195:Computer programmers
5623:Kelly, Jack (2004).
5339:The Environmentalist
5024:China: A New History
4122:Mayall N.U. (1939),
4035:Li Shu-hua, p. 182f.
3495:vacuum-tube computer
3454:, also moved there.
3358:The Skeptics Society
3221:and geography." The
3128:weaponry in battle.
3122:early Modern warfare
3004:Japanese mathematics
2911:magnetic declination
2827:escapement mechanism
2789:, in waterways near
2406:cliffside at Taihang
2130:first used in China
2031:, the double-action
1434:improve this section
1423:to meet Knowledge's
170:Traditional medicine
163:Units of measurement
6970:History of medicine
6703:Veterinary medicine
6397:Classical Antiquity
6276:Research institutes
6200:Computer scientists
6159:Research institutes
5983:Automotive industry
5778:Rothbard, Murray N.
5558:2018Natur.553..390T
5393:Geographical Review
4228:Alan Kam-leung Chan
4075:– Adapted from the
3741:Yongle Encyclopedia
3688:Chinese mathematics
3543:technology transfer
3535:Four Modernizations
3484:Cultural Revolution
3383:Cultural Revolution
3354:Robert Todd Carroll
3032:Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba
2963:Chinese mathematics
2915:North Magnetic Pole
2877:, the invention of
2582:Maragha observatory
2575:Astronomical Bureau
2471:Mongol transmission
2342:. His contemporary
2277:Chinese astronomers
1801:traditional Chinese
1701:Emperor Ming of Wei
1640:Eastern Han dynasty
1598:Great Wall of China
1366:Chinese discoveries
1317:Among the earliest
1300:military technology
63:List of discoveries
7006:Chinese inventions
6338:History of science
6068:Telecommunications
5800:Stephen Turnbull,
5351:10.1007/BF02239866
5304:10.1007/bf02195036
5118:Alfred W. Crosby,
5053:2008-06-23 at the
4111:Money of the World
3904:2006-02-22 at the
3852:Tung Chien Kang Mu
3850:ch. 43, p. 6b and
3480:Great Leap Forward
3214:
3066:Chinese alchemists
3036:
3028:thunder crash bomb
3010:Alchemy and Taoism
2994:(算学启蒙) written by
2925:due to the use of
2849:in 125 CE, it was
2703:phases of the moon
2701:and that crescent
2612:
2610:in the 3rd century
2586:Indian astronomers
2553:Pierre de Montaigu
2534:William of Rubruck
2440:(259–210 BCE) and
2171:scientific advance
2167:first Song Emperor
2109:Johannes Gutenberg
2015:
1847:Chinese literature
1793:simplified Chinese
1779:
1749:) being the first
1630:
1600:, under the first
1385:history of science
1280:
1074:
884:Five Dynasties and
876:
811:Southern dynasties
739:
638:Chu–Han Contention
70:List of inventions
6988:
6987:
6783:
6782:
6675:Materials science
6637:Political science
6402:Medieval European
6304:
6303:
6255:Social scientists
5806:Osprey Publishing
5793:978-0-945466-48-2
5705:978-0-521-05800-1
5655:978-981-05-5380-7
5636:978-0-465-03718-6
5446:. Cambridge, MA:
4516:"Joseph Needham,
4403:978-0-521-82302-9
4339:Abstracta Iranica
4266:Anthony R. Butler
4156:, 1986), pp. 227.
3683:Chinese astronomy
3675:Technology portal
3515:), also in 1964.
3502:Sino-Soviet split
3350:scientific method
3112:Gunpowder warfare
2980:Pascal's triangle
2953:(fl. 1290–1333).
2839:sounded the hours
2779:Eriocher sinensis
2710:(as opposed to a
2692:(78–139 CE) that
2616:scientific theory
2454:potassium nitrate
2385:Dream Pool Essays
2352:Leopold von Ranke
2336:interdisciplinary
2329:interests of the
2196:Dream Pool Essays
2090:(AD 618–907) and
2072:raised-relief map
2060:suspension bridge
2050:, the multi-tube
1972:two stage rockets
1717:differential gear
1663:Houfeng Didong Yi
1563:during the early
1462:
1461:
1454:
1425:quality standards
1416:This section may
1264:
1263:
1221:Transport history
1147:Education history
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1100:Republic of China
1082:People's Republic
1055:Republic of China
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560:Spring and Autumn
423:Liao civilization
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263:People's Republic
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6905:Great Divergence
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6803:
6796:
6787:
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6760:
6749:
6748:
6670:Computer science
6518:Natural sciences
6483:Medieval Islamic
6379:
6331:
6324:
6317:
6308:
6307:
6205:Earth scientists
6154:Higher education
6149:Academic grading
6131:Military history
6126:Maritime history
6038:Renewable energy
5950:
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5105:Joseph Needham,
5103:
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5092:Joseph Needham,
5090:
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5079:Joseph Needham,
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5071:
5066:Joseph Needham,
5064:
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5041:
5035:
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5009:
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5002:
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4978:Joseph Needham,
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4965:Joseph Needham,
4963:
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4952:Joseph Needham,
4950:
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4834:Joseph Needham,
4832:
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4813:Jacques Gernet,
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4787:Joseph Needham,
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3387:Kenneth Pomeranz
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3306:Great Divergence
3278:François Quesnay
3239:
3223:Society of Jesus
3183:two-stage rocket
3118:Medieval warfare
2941:for heating the
2891:Bessemer process
2835:armillary sphere
2815:Xinyi Xiangfayao
2791:the capital city
2785:running through
2688:(78–37 BCE) and
2651:
2567:Arabic astronomy
2247:armillary sphere
2183:Emperor Shenzong
1926:
1913:, the second in
1849:appear in 1086.
1815:
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1743:Kongming lantern
1731:Sliding calipers
1648:armillary sphere
1628:, 2nd century BC
1589:(referred to as
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3753:References
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3191:naval mine
3138:fire lance
2996:Zhu Shijie
2907:true north
2847:hydraulics
2783:Huai River
2720:Xu Guangqi
2712:flat Earth
2690:Zhang Heng
2475:See also:
2442:Emperor Wu
2344:Ouyang Xiu
2271:metallurgy
2267:mineralogy
2243:escapement
2213:North Pole
2209:true north
2128:Pen Huo Qi
2120:Greek fire
2118:weapon of
2084:pound lock
2052:seed drill
1956:land mines
1919:navigation
1911:literature
1843:Louen-heng
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1644:Zhang Heng
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1368:up to the
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6220:Inventors
6210:Engineers
6141:Education
5988:Aviation
5978:Astronomy
5723:4, Part 2
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5359:0251-1088
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