Saturday, July 24, 2021

China 2008, Cao Chong, 1.20

China stamp 2008
Cao Chong Weigh the Elephant
1.20
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China stamp 2008
Cao Chong Weigh the Elephant
1.20
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Cao Chong (196–208), was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han dynasty. A child prodigy, Cao Chong is best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant using the principle of buoyancy. He died prematurely at the age of 12.

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