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Library Binding The Technology of Ancient China Book

ISBN: 1404205586

ISBN13: 9781404205581

The Technology of Ancient China

Some scholars believe that more than half of the basic inventions on which today's world depends came from ancient China. The ancient Chinese made the first iron plows in the world and also invented the wheelbarrow, the seismograph, and many other invaluable things. Readers will learn about the many technologies that the Chinese created or improved upon.

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This book is part of the Technology of the Ancient World series, a group of books intended to give the younger reader a glimpse into the technology of various ancient civilizations. This book is divided into six chapters: agriculture and food production; communication; calculations; construction, machines, transportation, and navigation; medicine; and warfare. At the tail end of the book are an interesting timeline of Chinese...

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