Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo 沈括 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1031 Qiantang, Song Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1095 Runzhou, Song Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hangzhou, Xiamen, Kaifeng, Zhenjiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent for | Geomorphology, Climate chynge, Atmospheric refraction, True north, Retrogradation, Camera obscura, Raised-relief cairt, fixin the poseetion o the pole starn, correctin lunar an solar errors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fields | Geology, Astronomy, Airchaeology, Mathematics, Pharmacology, Magnetics, Optics, Hydraulics, Metapheesics, Meteorology, Climatology, Geografie, Cairtografie, Botany, Zoology, Airchitectur, Agricultur, Economics, Militar strategy, Ethnografie, Muisic, Divination | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutions | Hanlin Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheenese | 沈括 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shen Kuo (Cheenese: 沈括; 1031–1095), coortesy name Cunzhong (存中) an pseudonym Mengqi (nou uisually gien as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁),[1] wis a Han Cheenese polymathic scientist an statesman o the Song dynasty (960–1279). Excellin in mony fields o study an statecraft, he wis a mathematician, astronomer, meteorologist, geologist, zoologist, botanist, pharmacologist, agronomist, airchaeologist, ethnographer, cairtografer, encyclopaedist, general, diplomat, hydraulic ingineer, inventor, academy chancellor, finance meenister, govrenmental state inspector, poet, an muisicker. He wis the heid offeecial for the Bureau o Astronomy in the Song coort, as well as an Assistant Meenister o Imperial Hospitality.[2] At coort his poleetical allegiance wis tae the Reformist faction kent as the New Policies Group, heidit bi Chancellor Wang Anshi (1021–1086).
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