01732cam a22003253u 4500 7315 UtSlPG 20260610133205.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG zh iso639-1 PL Shen, Kuo, 1031-1095 夢溪筆談, Volume 17-21 Mengxi Bi Tan, Volume 17-21 [1031-1095 A.D.] Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Pool_Essays Release date is 2005-01-01 Produced by Sally Yu "夢溪筆談, Volume 17-21" 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 including medicine, mathematics, astronomy, technology, and natural science. The work documents groundbreaking observations—from magnetic compass navigation to movable type printing, fossil discoveries to unidentified flying objects. Shen Kuo's polymathic curiosity illuminates medieval Chinese knowledge, capturing both systematic scientific inquiry and strange phenomena that challenged contemporary understanding of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279 -- Anecdotes https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7315 49306 49306