China and Technology
Title | China and Technology |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Journal | Calliope |
Date Published | February |
Abstract | "Here's an issue you don't want to miss! Travel with CALLIOPE ® to China and find out just how technologically advanced the Chinese were - hundreds of years ago. Read about an instrument specially designed to read tremors and predict earthquakes. Check out a decimal system that's thousands of years old. Discover what changes the iron plow had on farming. Fireworks - yes, a Chinese invention; so, too, kites and paddleboats. Intrigued - then don't miss CALLIOPE ®'s October 2006 issue on China at the forefront of technology." (text taken from cobblestonepub.com) |
URL | http://www.cobblestonepub.com/book/CAL0702.html |