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Jeong Duwon
A Jesuit map of the world in Chinese
- ... that João Rodrigues's gifts to Jeong Duwon have been credited with introducing Korea to Western science and culture?
- ALT1:... that, upon his introduction to Western science and culture, the Korean diplomat Jeong Duwon was most impressed by the military applications of the telescope?
- ALT2:... that Jeong Duwon was able to introduce the telescope to Korea because Portuguese artillerists were training the Ming army in the port city of Dengzhou?
- ALT3:... that the firearm(s) Jeong Duwon received as a gift from Rodrigues Tçuzu have been variously described as a cannon, a fieldgun, a musket, and a pair of pistols?
- ALT4:... that, upon their introduction to Western geography, the Korean diplomats Jeong Duwon and Yi Yeonghu were most curious with whether or not China was actually the center of the world?
- Reviewed:
Will do"Lofty" Chiltern - Comment: @Reviewers: Don't worry. You only need to review the hook(s) most interesting to you.
- Reviewed:
Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self-nominated at 06:09, 25 May 2017 (UTC).
- I think the punchiest might be a shortened version of ALT2:
- ALT2a:... that Jeong Duwon was able to introduce the telescope to Korea because of nearby Portuguese artillerists? —Patrug (talk) 17:56, 7 June 2017 (UTC)