Oracle bones, stars, and wheelbarrows:ancient Chinese science and technology
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Houghton Mifflin,
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Publisher Address: | Boston |
Publication Dates: | 1982. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 177 p., [2] p. of plates: ill. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: | 0395320836 |
Index Number: | N092 |
CLC: | N092 |
Call Number: | N092/R823/ |
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Includes index. Bibliography: p. [167]-168. Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass. |