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English: 17th century Chinese illustration of a crank-operated rotary winnowing fan machine, separating husks from the grain. This picture was published in the year 1637, found in the Tiangong Kaiwu encyclopedia written by the Ming Dynasty scholar Song Yingxing (1587-1666). – It can be found on page 85 of E-tu Zen Sun and Shiou-chuan Sun's translation (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1966).
Čeština: Oddělování zrna od plev pomocí mechanického třídícího stroje. Ilustrace encyklopedie Tchien-kung kchaj-wu, 1637. Encyklopedii napsal čínský učenec Sung Jing-sing (1587–1666). — Obrázek byl převzat ze strany 85 překladu encyklopedie vydaného Pennsylvania State University Press, 1966, překladatelé E-tu Zen Sun a Shiou-Chuan Sun
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