Zhang Heng
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zhang-heng-170-18804081
title:
Zhang Heng
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Zhang Heng, formerly romanized Chang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Han dynasty. Educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar. Zhang Heng began his career as a minor civil servant in Nanyang. Eventually, he became Chief Astronomer, Prefect of the
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Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Heng
date created:
2002-01-21T23:12:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:13:53Z
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