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'''[[China]]''' has been the source of some of the world's most significant [[inventions]], including the ''[[Four Great Inventions of ancient China]]'', a modern term which was coined by the British scholar [[Joseph Needham]]: [[paper]], the [[compass]], [[gunpowder]], and [[printing]]. |
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==First inventions== |
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China is a country where many inventions or discovery made their very first appearances. The inventions which made their first appearances in China are listed here.(Table 56, pgs. 176-180 in Needham's Volume 4 Part 2, ''Science and Civilization in China''). |
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* [[Paper]] |
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* [[Compass]] |
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* [[Gunpowder]] |
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* [[Printing]] |
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* [[Chinese calendar]] |
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* [[Chopsticks]] |
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* Bristle [[toothbrush]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tooth.html|title=Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented?|publisher=The Library of Congress|accessdate=2008-04-12}}</ref> |
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* [[Toilet paper]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Lx-9mS6Aa4wC&pg=PA123&dq=%22Paper+on+which+there+are+quotations+or+commentaries+from+Five+Classics+or+the+names+of+sages,+I+dare+not+use+for+toilet+purposes%22&lr=&sig=uFtpo7j83r2JO4XLEhw_fKUQkgM|title=Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1|author=Joseph Needham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1974|isbn=0521086906}}</ref> |
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* [[Pythagorean theorem|Gougu theorem]], Chinese name for Pythagorean theorem. It was found earlier in China. |
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* [[Yanghui Triangle]], Chinese name for Pascal's Triangle, 500 years earlier. |
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==Other inventions== |
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Things often misunderstood or rumoured to be invented by the Chinese: |
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* [[Abacus]] (first appearance: Mesopotamia, 2400 BC. First certain appearance in China: 12th century AD) |
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* [[Armillary sphere]] (invented by the Greek [[Eratosthenes]]), with the world's first water-powered armillary sphere by [[Zhang Heng]]. |
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* Various [[automata]] (refer to article on [[King Mu of Zhou]], [[Mozi]], [[Lu Ban]], etc.) |
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* [[Bellows]] |
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* [[Lock (water transport)|Canal Lock]] |
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* [[Camera obscura]] |
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== Modern Tools == |
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* [[Cannon]] |
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* [[Crossbow]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Flamethrower]] ([[Pen Huo Qi]]; prototype of the modern version, with continuous stream of flame)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/firearms.htm|title=Gunpowder and Firearms|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=2008-04-12}}</ref> |
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* [[Flash lock]] |
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* Explosive [[grenade]]s{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* Unmanned [[hot air balloon]] ([[Kongming lantern]]) |
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* [[Banknote|Paper money]] |
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* [[Parachute]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Pontoon bridge]] |
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* [[Porcelain]] |
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* [[Segmental Arch Bridge]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Seismometer]] |
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* [[Scissors]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Suspension bridge]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Star catalogue]] |
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* Collapsable [[Umbrella]] |
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* [[Vaccination]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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* [[Water clock]] |
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* [[Wheelbarrow]]{{Fact|date=April 2008}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[History of science and technology in China]] |
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* [[Technology of Song Dynasty]] |
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==Footnotes== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==References== |
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* Robert K. G. Temple, ''The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention'', Publisher: Prion (October 1, 1998), ISBN 978-1853752926 |
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*Needham, Joseph (1986). ''Science and Civilization in China''. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd. |
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[[Category:China-related lists]] |
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[[Category:Chinese inventions]] |
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[[Category:Science and technology in China]] |
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[[zh:中國發明列表]] |
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