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events-hs@fas.harvard.edu<br>
From: Liza Zwiebach <lzwiebac@fas.harvard.edu><br>
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<div align="center"><font face="Times, Times"><b>Please Save the Date for
this Event! <br>
*** <br><br>
</font><font face="Times, Times" size=4>A Lecture about the Ships of the
Ming Dynasty <br>
</font><font face="Times, Times">*** <br><br>
Before Columbus, the Ming Dynasty sent hundreds of ships <br>
on expeditions far beyond the China Sea. <br>
These ships were unlike any armada ever seen before. <br>
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<div align="center"><font face="Times, Times">… Why do we know so little
about these ocean exploration fleets? <br>
… Were these the largest wooden ships ever built? <br>
… Did one of the fleets cross the Pacific Ocean? <br>
… Can technology help unravel these mysteries? <br>
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<div align="center">You are invited to attend a special lecture by
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</font><font face="Times, Times" size=4>Dr. Jin Wu <br>
</font><font face="Times, Times">Distinguished Professor of Ocean
Engineering, <br>
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan <br>
Former Minister of Education, Republic of China <br><br>
Thursday, May 5th <br>
6:30PM <br><br>
MIT Museum <br>
265 Mass Ave., Cambridge <br>
Building N52 - 2nd Floor <br><br>
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Free Admission <br>
Reception to follow <br><br>
Lecture co-sponsored by 13Seas Student Organization, <br>
MIT Museum, and the Graduate Student Council. <br>
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Claire Calcagno, D.Phil. Archaeology <br>
Dibner Postdoctoral Fellow <br>
Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology <br>
M.I.T. E56-100, 38 Memorial Drive <br>
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA <br><br>
(617) 258.8198 - work <br>
(617) 253.9858 - fax <br>
(781) 395.4199 - home <br>
<clairec@mit.edu> <br><br>
"Work hard, tell everybody everything you know, <br>
close a deal with a handshake, and have fun." <br>
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