Shen Kuo
1031–1095
Chinese scientist who described the magnetic compass.
Shen Kuo (1031–1095) was a polymath, born in Qiantang County and died in Zhenjiang.
- Known as
- Polymath
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1031, Qiantang County
- Died
- 1095, Zhenjiang
Alive at the same time as Shen Kuo
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Portrait: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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