Ancient Chinese Medical Book Uncovered


	Ancient Chinese Medical Book Uncovered

cakebelly

6-12-2009 4:05 PM

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6-12-2009 7:05 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

I'd love a copy of that book too. What a cool find.

6-13-2009 6:12 AM

mrmoan

wow that is a find indeed

6-13-2009 8:14 PM

Jorjor

There's a great book, "The Genius of China" by Robert Temple, which details dozens of discoveries and inventions that were developed in China hundreds or even thousands of years before they were known in the West (one example - Newton's First Law of Motion: 4th century BCE).

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