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Ancient Chinese inventions

Yinke Deng
Some of the most important inventions in the history of human civilization originated in China – not least the compass, gunpowder, paper and printing. Ancient Chinese Inventions provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the many inventions to which China can lay claim.
Print Book, English, 2011
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2011
History
155 pages : illustrations (principalement en couleur), cartes ; 23 cm
9780521186926, 0521186927
1131557673
1. The four major inventions; 2. Other major inventions (I); 3. Other major inventions (II); 4. Other major inventions (III); 5. Miscellaneous smart inventions; 6. Classical works of science; Appendix: a brief chronology of China's history.
Traduction de : Zhongguo gu dai fa ming