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What amazing things the Chinese have come up with! ... You are here: Home » History » 10 Best Inventions of the Ancient Chinese ... 3. Rudder, if it is unknown when the rudder was invented then how do we know it was the chinese?
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Rudder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junk (ship) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudder - A rudder is a device situated on a boat or ship, ... Deep drilling - This technique of drilling was invented by the ancient Chinese in 100 B.C and is still being used today. Deep drilling is basically used to drill through the ground in search of gas. The earliest deep drilling devices were huge and were really...
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The rudder enabled the Chinese to steer their ship properly, which was used in tandem with the compass, another Chinese invention. The Ancient Chinese parachute dates back to the second century B.C. It was made by tying large, conical, straw hats together.
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; The Westbern box kite, developed from the kite; Relief map; South-Pointing Chariot; Parachute; Miniature hot balloons; Rudder; Ship masts; Sailing tecnniques; Watertight components; Helicopter rotort propeller; ... Book Sources: Silverberg, Robert. Wonders of Ancient Chinese Science. Hawthorne Books, Inc.; New York, 1969.
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Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River valley in the Neolithic era. The written history of China begins with the Shang Dynasty . Turtle shells with ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty have been carbon dated to as early as 1500 BCE...
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