Wan Hu
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title:
Wan Hu
text:
Wan Hu is a legendary Chinese official described in modern sources as possibly the first man to attempt to use a rocket to launch into outer space. Depicted as perhaps the world's first "astronaut", the crater Wan-Hoo on the far side of the Moon is named after him. According to some Chinese sources, "Wan Hu" (萬戶) was a title granted to him by the early Ming dynasty, and his real name was Tao Chengdao (陶成道). As a Ming official he was particularly obsessed with technological innovations, particula
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Legendary Chinese character
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu
date created:
2003-10-01T11:14:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:36:01Z
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