1088 ⟶ Shen Kuo Completes Dream Pool Essays

– The Dream Pool Essays is completed by Shen Kuo of Song Chi...
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🖋️ Birth of Poet Su Shi

– Birth of the Chinese poet Su Shi, one of the renowned poets of the Song dynasty, who also penned works of travel literature.⟶
Birth of Poet Su Shi (1037)
Song DynastyPoetryLiteratureChinese LiteratureTravel LiteratureSu Shi
ChinaChina

✍️ Ouyang Xiu Completes *The New History of the Five Dynasties*

– The New History of the Five Dynasties by Chinese official Ouyang Xiu is completed.⟶
Ouyang Xiu Completes *The New History of the Five Dynasties* (1053)
Song DynastyHistory WritingLiteratureOuyang XiuHistoriographyConfucianism
ChinaChina

✍️ Shen Kuo Completes Dream Pool Essays

– The Dream Pool Essays is completed by Shen Kuo of Song China.⟶
Shen Kuo Completes Dream Pool Essays (1088)
Song DynastyLiteratureShen KuoNatural PhilosophyHistory of Science
ChinaChina

🧭 Shen Kuo's First Reference to Magnetic Compass

the renowned polymath Chinese scientist and official Shen Kuo made the world's first reference to the magnetic compass in his book Dream Pool Essays, along with encyclopedic documentation and inquiry into scientific discoveries.⟶
Shen Kuo's First Reference to Magnetic Compass (1088)
NavigationShen KuoSong Dynasty
ChinaChina