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Foreword:Hotbed of Invention 1

The Four Major Inventions 11

Are the Four Major Inventions the Most Important? 13

Compass 15

Gunpowder 18

Paper 20

Printing 23

Other Major Inventions(Ⅰ) 27

Iron and Steel Smelting and Ironware 29

Copper Smelting and Bronze Ware 33

Extraction and Application of Petroleum 40

Discovery and Mining of Coal 42

Pottery and Porcelain 44

Wine and Liquor 51

Sericulture 55

Tea and Tea Culture 58

Other Major Inventions(Ⅱ) 63

Star Catalogue and Star Atlas 64

Observation of Solar and Lunar Eclipses 69

Surveying of the Meridian 71

Zhang Heng and His Seismograph 74

Guo Shoujing and His Shoushi Calendar 78

The Decimal and Binary Systems 82

Zu Chongzhi and Pi 86

Equal Temperament 89

Other Major Inventions(Ⅲ) 93

Traditional Chinese Medicine 95

Acupuncture 100

Anesthetic 105

Variolation 108

The Great Wall 110

Grand Canal of China 114

Dujiangyan Irrigation System 117

Miscellaneous Smart Inventions 121

Kite 122

Abacus 126

Weiqi(Go) 128

Hot-Air Balloon 130

Parachute 132

Archery 134

Match 135

Chinese KungFu 136

Football 139

Golf 141

Classical Works of Science 143

Appendix:Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties 156