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Joseph Needham — For the English cricketer, see Joseph Needham (cricketer). For the Saskatchewan politician, see Joseph Needham (Canadian politician). Joseph Needham Born Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham 6 Dec … Wikipedia
Wang Ling (20 c. historian) — Wang Ling (王玲, 1917 or 1918 1994) was a Chinese historian and educator known for his collaboration with Joseph Needham on the history of science and technology in China.BiographyWang Ling was born in Nantong, China, and graduated in history from… … Wikipedia
Joseph Needham — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Needham. Le biochimiste et sinologue britannique Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (9 décembre 1900 – 24 mars 1995) a acquis une renommée mondiale en menant des recherches sur l histoire des sciences et des… … Wikipédia en Français
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Gunpowder — For other meanings, see gunpowder (disambiguation). Black powder for muzzleloading rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. Coin (diameter 24 mm) for comparison. Gunpowder, also known since in the late 19th century as black powder, was the… … Wikipedia
Roger Bacon — For the Nova Scotia premier, see Roger Stuart Bacon. Roger Bacon Order of Friars Minor Statue of Roger Bacon in the Oxford University Museum Born c … Wikipedia
Channel (Chinese medicine) — Channel (zh stp|p=jīngluò|s=经络|t=經絡), also known as meridian, in traditional Chinese medicine, is the common name of vessel (zh stp|s=经脉|t=經脈|p=jīngmài, also known as channel) and collaterals (zh stp|s=络脉|t=絡脈|p=luòmài). It is the path of running … Wikipedia
Pearl hunting — or pearl diving refers to a now largely obsolete method of retrieving pearls from pearl oysters, freshwater pearl mussels and, on rare occasions, other nacre producing creatures, such as abalone.HistoryBefore the beginning of the 20th century,… … Wikipedia
Huangdi Neijing — read Huangdi Neijing (simplified Chinese: 黄帝内经; traditional Chinese: 黃帝內經; pinyin: Huángdì Nèijīng), also known as The Inner Canon of Huangdi or Yellow Emperor s Inner Canon, is an ancient Chinese medical text that has been treated as the… … Wikipedia