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The Classic of the Plough

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The Classic of the Plough
AuthorLu Kuei-Meng
LanguageChinese
Publication date
c. 880 AD

The Classic of the Plough is a classical Chinese text written by Lu Kuei-Meng in c. 880 AD. He describes the curved iron plough that had been introduced in the Tang dynasty.[citation needed] His description would be used for ploughs in agricultural encyclopedias for several centuries. He describes each part of the plough and gives its dimensions with enough information for a replica plough to be constructed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Needham; Francesca Bray (1984). Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology, Part 2, Agriculture. Cambridge University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-521-25076-4.