Oracle bones, stars, and wheelbarrows : [electronic resource] ancient Chinese science and technology / Frank Ross, Jr. ; illus. by Michael Goodman.
By: Ross, Frank Xavier.
Contributor(s): Goodman, Michael.
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TextSeries: Touring ancient China theme book: ; The literature experience: level 7.; Houghton Mifflin reading: grade 7.Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993, c1982Edition: Award ed.Description: 177 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0395618436 (pbk.); 9780395618431 (pbk.).Subject(s): Science -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature | Discoveries in science -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature | Engineering -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature | Science -- China -- History | Technology -- China -- History | Inventions -- China -- History | China -- CivilizationDDC classification: 509.31 Online resources: Free eBook from the Internet Archive | Additional information and access via Open Library Summary: Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.
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Includes index and bibliography: p. [167]-168.
Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.
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