Shen, Kuo 1031-1095 creator text utu 2005 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "夢溪筆談, Volume 07-10" by Kuo Shen is an encyclopedic work published in 1088 during China's Song dynasty. Written during the author's forced retirement, this remarkable collection spans an extraordinary range of subjects—from mathematics and astronomy to medicine, metallurgy, and geology. Shen Kuo records groundbreaking observations about magnetic declination, documents innovations like movable type printing and the navigational compass, and explores natural phenomena including fossils and climate change. The work represents one scholar's ambitious attempt to capture the breadth of knowledge in medieval China. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Pool_Essays Release date is 2005-01-01 Produced by Sally Yu Original publication data not identified China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279 -- Anecdotes PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7313 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7313 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133205.0 7313