Chinese Science

There has been more or less continuous contact between Europe and China since classical Greek times in spite of the distances between them and their totally different language. usually the connection was indirect and restricted to trade in luxury goods. but even in the classical times there were curious synchronism in philosophical movements in Europe and China

Silk road - an ancient trade route linking China with Rome.

"Chinese technology until the Renaissance was consistently more advanced than Europe"

Marco Polo - Venetian traveler and author, whose account of his travels and experiences in China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.

Zu Chongzi - 5th century mathematician who calculated "pi" to the seventh digit.

Liu Ju-Hsieh - mathematician who discovered "Pascal's Triangle".

Tao Ch'ien - a famous poet and philosopher who influence the idea to discover an elixir and the science of medicine.

Inventions

• Magnetic Compass - (AD 270) instrument that indicates direction by means of a needle pointing in the direction of the magnetic North Pole. It enabled Chinese navigators to find their way on the open sea.
• Printing Press - (woodblock printing) 700, a machine that presses inked type or etched plates onto paper or textiles that are fed through it.
• Gun Powder - (1000) an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate , charcoal, and sulfur. Used in fireworks and explosives
• Paper making

Astronomy - first planetarium which was made by an emperor.

Stellar explosion that took place in the "Crab Nebula" in 1054.

Mathematics - Asian abacus, "pi" was calculated to the seventh digit, decimal system, Pascal's Triangle

Military - Crossbows, poison gases, Bamboo-made cannons, Rockets

Medicine - "Elixir of life" potion, acupuncture, autopsy