Month: February 2025

CategoryEx nihilo (from nothing) EntrantLihua Li EntryBamboo Sewing Needle circa. Son Dynasty (960-1279) Sewing needles have been used for centuries – archeologists have determined that humans have been crafting garments for roughly 40 000 years; with early sewing needles being discovered and dated to 20 000 years ago (https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/fashion-history-sewing-needles/) In …

CategoryTerra incognita (unknown ground). EntrantLihua Li Entry Candle Clock based on a description of a 520AD poem by Chinese scholar You Jiangu.  Although the origins of the “Candle Clock” are unknown, the earliest mention of such clocks was in a Chinese poem by You Jiangu (520AD).  While I was unable to …