Oracle bones, stars, and wheelbarrows
Subtitle: ancient Chinese science and technology
By: Frank Ross, Jr. ; illustrated by Michael Goodman.
Contributors: Goodman, Michael.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Science -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature; Discoveries in science -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature; Engineering -- China -- History -- Juvenile literature; Science -- China -- History; Technology -- China -- History; Inventions -- China -- History; China -- Civilization
Description: Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [167]-168.
Includes index.