Dream Pool Essays
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Dream Pool Essays is an 11th-century Chinese scientific and literary work by polymath Shen Kuo, renowned for its wide-ranging observations and early insights in fields such as astronomy, geology, and technology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese literary work
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Song dynasty text ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| author | Shen Kuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important work in Chinese intellectual history
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key source on Song dynasty science and technology ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
astronomical instruments
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calendar reform ⓘ cartography ⓘ erosion and sedimentation ⓘ fossils ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ magnetic compass navigation ⓘ movable type printing ⓘ optical phenomena ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary prose
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miscellany ⓘ scientific writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anecdotes and personal observations
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sections on astronomy ⓘ sections on engineering ⓘ sections on geography ⓘ sections on geology ⓘ sections on literature and criticism ⓘ sections on mathematics ⓘ sections on medicine ⓘ sections on military technology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
empirical observation
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natural philosophy ⓘ statecraft and administration ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of Chinese science and technology
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later Chinese scientific thought ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early insights in astronomy
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early insights in geology ⓘ early insights in technology ⓘ empirical approach to natural phenomena ⓘ wide-ranging scientific observations ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 夢溪筆談 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially extant in later editions ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | Dream Brook estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | named after Shen Kuo's Dream Brook (Mengxi) estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Dream Pool Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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