Talk:Wang Chong

A fact from Wang Chong appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Chinese philosopher Wang Chong (27-97 AD) accurately described the water cycle in meteorology?

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New article

I've started a Lunheng article, which could use some additional editing. Should we move any information from this Wang Chong article? Keahapana (talk) 19:49, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work on the new article. I'm the one who added all the information in the "Early scientific thought" section of this article. Feel free to move my material over to Lunheng if you must.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:25, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I don't have time to revise it now, maybe later. Best wishes Keahapana (talk) 01:24, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aristotle

The text there mentioning Aristotle implies (by absence of information) that Aristotle's 'water cycle' was as detailed as Wang Chong's. Later I'll edit adding SOURCES to show that although Aristotle believed dew and frost was caused by evaporation, he still believed that subterranean water was the primary source for rivers, not the return of rain. That is not a full cycle. When I compile the sources I'll go ahead and edit it, giving everyone a heads up since my last edit got removed.

If someone removes my edits when the (academic/legitimate) sources are clearly evidently there and does not explain themselves, I'm going to file a complaint against whoever did.