Chinese Astronomy - Famous Chinese Astronomers

Famous Chinese Astronomers

  • Gan De
  • Guo Shoujing
  • Shen Kuo
  • Shi Shen
  • Su Song
  • Xu Guangqi
  • Zhang Heng

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    —Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)

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    confronted tanks, while others fled.
    He stood for freedom for us all,
    but few care now if he’s jailed or dead.”
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