Zhang Heng presents the first seismoscope

Period

AD 132

Region

China

Place

뤄양

Category

Science

Zhang Heng, courtesy name Pingzi, formerly romanized Chang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. Educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar.

Sources: Wikipedia — Zhang Heng · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 130 BCSilk Road
2. AD 68White Horse Temple, China's first Buddhist temple
3. AD 105Cai Lun improves papermaking
4. AD 132Zhang Heng presents the first seismoscopeThis page
5. AD 184Yellow Turban Rebellion
6. AD 220–280Three Kingdoms
7. AD 399–412Faxian's pilgrimage to India

Who ruled this land

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• Inventions mapSeismometer