Mengxi Bitan
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Mengxi Bitan is an 11th-century Chinese scientific and literary work by polymath Shen Kuo, renowned for its wide-ranging observations on natural science, technology, philosophy, and everyday life during the Song dynasty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese book
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literary work ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| author | Shen Kuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Song dynasty scientific observations ⓘ |
| documented |
Song dynasty scientific instruments
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Song dynasty technological innovations ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
everyday life
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natural science ⓘ philosophy ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| genre |
essay collection
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miscellany ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
notes on astronomy
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notes on calligraphy ⓘ notes on daily life customs ⓘ notes on economic affairs ⓘ notes on engineering ⓘ notes on geology ⓘ notes on logic ⓘ notes on mathematics ⓘ notes on medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ notes on meteorology ⓘ notes on military technology ⓘ notes on music ⓘ notes on navigation ⓘ notes on painting ⓘ notes on philosophy ⓘ notes on political affairs ⓘ notes on scientific method ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of Chinese science
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later Chinese scientific writing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of Song dynasty daily life
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documentation of Song dynasty technology ⓘ interdisciplinary approach ⓘ wide-ranging empirical observations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
critical analysis
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empirical observation ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor |
polymath
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scholar-official ⓘ scientist ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
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