Shen, Kuo 1031-1095 creator text utu 2005 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "夢溪筆談, Volume 11-16" by Kuo Shen is an encyclopedic work published in 1088 during China's Song dynasty. Written during the author's forced retirement, this remarkable compilation spans diverse fields from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and natural history. The work contains groundbreaking observations including early theories of geological change based on fossil evidence, the first recorded navigational use of the compass, and documentation of movable type printing. It captures the breadth of scientific knowledge and natural phenomena observed in eleventh-century China, preserving insights that would influence understanding for centuries to come. (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/7314 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7314 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133205.0 7314