HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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What Chinese invention predicted earthquakes?
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bronze
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acupuncture
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calligraphy
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seismometer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest seismoscope was invented by the Chinese philosopher Chang Heng in A.D. 132.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest “seismoscope” was invented by the Chinese philosopher Chang Heng in A.D. 132.
Detailed explanation-3: -But Zhang Heng is most famed for inventing the world’s first seismoscope. He introduced his device to the imperial court in the capital of Luoyang in AD 132, seven years before his death AD 139.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Earthquake Detectors The first known earthquake detector was invented in 132 A.D. by the Chinese astronomer and mathematician Chang Heng. He called it an “earthquake weathercock.” Each of the eight dragons had a bronze ball in its mouth.
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