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Zhu Yu (author), the Glossary

Zhu Yu was a Chinese maritime historian during the Song dynasty (960–1279 AD).^[1]

Alexander Neckam

Alexander Neckam (8 September 115731 March 1217) was an English poet, theologian, and writer.

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Bulkhead (partition)

A bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship, within the fuselage of an airplane, or a car.

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The history of Chinese literature extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age.

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Chisel

A chisel is a wedged hand tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade, for carving or cutting a hard material (e.g. wood, stone, or metal).

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Compass

A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation.

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Diving regulator

A diving regulator or underwater diving regulator is a pressure regulator that controls the pressure of breathing gas for underwater diving.

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Dream Pool Essays

The Dream Pool Essays (or Dream Torrent Essays) was an extensive book written by the Chinese polymath and statesman Shen Kuo (1031–1095), published in 1088 during the Song dynasty (960–1279) of China.

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Fore-and-aft rig

A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing vessel rig with sails set mainly along the line of the keel, rather than perpendicular to it as on a square rigged vessel.

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.

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History of the Song dynasty

The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960–1279) of China was an imperial dynasty that ruled most of China proper and southern China from the middle of the 10th century into the last quarter of the 13th century.

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Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat.

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Kunlun (mythology)

The Kunlun or Kunlun Shan is a mountain or mountain range in Chinese mythology, an important symbol representing the axis mundi and divinity.

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Lug sail

The lug sail, or lugsail, is a fore-and-aft, four-cornered sail that is suspended from a spar, called a yard.

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Magnetism

Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other.

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Maritime transport

Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways.

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Mask

A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites.

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Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.

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Oakum

Oakum is a preparation of tarred fibers used to seal gaps.

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Pearl hunting

Pearl hunting, also known as pearling, is the activity of recovering or attempting to recover pearls from wild molluscs, usually oysters or mussels, in the sea or freshwater.

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Port

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.

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Science and technology of the Song dynasty

The Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) witnessed many substantial scientific and technological advances in Chinese history.

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Shen Kuo

Shen Kuo (1031–1095) or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁),Yao (2003), 544. Zhu Yu (author) and Shen Kuo are Historians from Zhejiang, history of navigation and Technical writers.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing (Traditional Chinese: 宋應星; Simplified Chinese: 宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587-1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Zhu Yu (author) and Song Yingxing are Chinese technology writers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Yu_(author)

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Zhu Yu (author), the Glossary

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See also

12th-century Chinese historians

Chinese maritime historians

Chinese technology writers

Historians from Zhejiang

History of navigation

Song dynasty historians

Technical writers

Writers from Huzhou

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