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Title
张衡 = Zhang Heng
Creator
Shen, Shaolun (沈绍伦)
Date Created and/or Issued
1979-8
Publication Information
Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House (SPFAPH) = 上海人民美术出版社
The Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Twentieth Century Posters
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
Zhang was a famous scientist in Eastern Han Dynasty (78-139 AD) and invented Hun Tian Yi (armillary sphere) and the Houfeng Didong Yi (候风地动仪) seismoscope, an instrument to measure earthquakes.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
tcp00121.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tcp/id/121
Language
Chinese
Subject
Zhang, Heng, 78-139
Inventors
Scientists
Posters, Chinese
Place
China
Source
[Lithograph?], 20.75 in x 30.75 inches; Len Rubenstein Chinese Political poster collection, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library
Relation
Twentieth Century Posters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/tcp

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