Image: Ming Dynasty field artillery cannon
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Description: An illustration of a bronze "thousand ball thunder cannon" from the 14th century Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The cannon is an early example of field artillery.
Title: Ming Dynasty field artillery cannon
Credit: Huolongjing, from Science and Civilisation in China p.319
Author: Jiao Yu and Liu Ji
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