Shen, Kuo 1031-1095 creator text utu 2005 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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/7315 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7315 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133205.0 7315