Wei Pu — ( zh. 衛朴; Wade Giles: Wei P u) was an 11th century Chinese astronomer of the Song Dynasty (960 1279 AD). He was born a commoner, but eventually rose to prominence as an astronomer working for the imperial court at the capital of Kaifeng.Sivin,… … Wikipedia
Wei Zi — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Wei Zi caption = chinesename = 巍子 pinyinchinesename = Wēi Zǐ jyutpingchinesename = birthname = 王巍 (Wáng Wēi) ancestry = origin = China birthdate = Birth year and age|1956 birthplace = Ningxia,… … Wikipedia
Li Wei — may refer to:*Li Wei (artist) *Li Wei (scientist) (李未), a president of Beihang University *Li Wei (hockey player), a hockey player and member of the Chinese 2006 Men s Hockey World Cup team *Li Wei (mandarin) (李衛), a mandarin who served under… … Wikipedia
Chien Wei-zang — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chien (Qian). Chien Wei zang or Qian Weichang (simplified Chinese: 钱伟长; traditional Chinese: 錢偉長; pinyin: Qián Wěicháng) (9 October 1913 – 30 July 2010) was a Chinese physicist and applied mathematician … Wikipedia
Betty Peh T’i Wei — (1930 ) (Traditional Chinese: 魏白蒂) is a historian and a writer. Biography Born in China to Hsioh ren Wei, a Chinese scientist, educator and diplomat, Wei moved to New York City at the age of 16. She was the first Asian student to study at Chapin… … Wikipedia
Shen Kuo — Infobox Scientist name = Shen Kuo zh. 沈括 image width = 280px caption = Shen Kuo, a Chinese scientist famous for his concepts of true north and land formation, among others. (Modern artist s impression) birth date = 1031 birth place = Qiantang… … Wikipedia
List of Newcastle University people — This article is a list of people who spent time at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, as either a student or teacher. This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help… … Wikipedia
List of Chinese people — The following is a list of famous Chinese speaking/writing people. Note in Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of Xu Feng is Xu ). For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for… … Wikipedia
A Miracle of Science — Author(s) Writer: Jon Kilgannon Artist: Mark Sachs Website http://www.project apollo.net/mos/index.html Current status / schedule completed; formerly updated Mondays and Thursdays … Wikipedia
Meanings of minor planet names: 21001–22000 — As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU s Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU s naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets … Wikipedia
