It’s fascinating that so many things are attributed to the Chinese. This includes developments in navigation, mathematics, and medicine. The Chinese invented or discovered porcelain, paper, church bells, rudders, solar wind, the circulation of blood in the human body, the suspension bridge, the technique for drilling for natural gas, the iron plough, the mechanical clock, the seismograph, planting and hoeing techniques, the umbrella, and the compass.
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