[Sci-tech-public] Harvard History of Science lecture at MIT Museum, May 5

[Debbie Meinbresse]

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