Diagrams and Explanations of the Wonderful Machines of the Far West
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Diagrams and Explanations of the Wonderful Machines of the Far West
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Diagrams and Explanations of the Wonderful Machines of the Far West was an encyclopedia of Western mechanical devices translated into Chinese by the Jesuit Johann Schreck (1576-1630), and the Chinese scholar Wang Zheng. This book was the first to present Western mechanical knowledge to a Chinese audience. The book was published in 1627. Particularly, the works of the Italian engineers Agostino Ramelli or Vittorio Zonca were reproduced in this translation, as well as those of the French engineer
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