There were many false scientific theories about the universe and Earth at that time.His theory was looked down upon because it was quite different from what people usually held.His idea of the universe was: the sky is like an egg and the Earth is like the yolk of the egg,floating alone in the centre of the universe.
In the year of AD 132,Zhang Heng invented
the seismoscope for predicting and measuring earthquakes.Such a device wasn’t created in Europe until 1,600 years later in France.
After years of observing the sky,Zhang Heng was able to draw a very detailed map of the stars.His star map showed 124 constellations (星群)with a total of 2,500 stars,320 of which were bright stars with known names as of today.He also gave proper explanation to the world for the first time on the moon eclipse(月食).
Zhang was also a famous and talented poet and wrote more than twenty beautiful poems.He has continued the influence on ancient Chinese culture.His works titled Dong Jing Glimpse and Xi Jing Glimpse have lively described about the local culture and folk art performances in the cities of Xi’an and Luoyang.
1.Besides being a famous Chinese mathematician,Zhang Heng was also a famous ________.
a.astronomer b.geographer c.historian d.poet
e.politician
A.abcd
B.abd
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