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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 10:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Wujing Zongyao[edit]

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The earliest known written description of the formula for gunpowder

* ... that the Chinese military compendium Wujing Zongyao from around 1040 to 1044 contains the earliest known written formulas for gunpowder (pictured)?

... that the eleventh-century Chinese military compendium Wujing Zongyao contains the earliest known written formulas for gunpowder (pictured)?

Reviewed: Stripe-chested antwren

Improved to Good Article status by Khanate General (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 19:54, 21 October 2015 (UTC).

Comment - the composition of the hook is a little difficult to digest. Could it be reworded "... that the eleventh century Chinese military compendium Wujing Zongyao contains the earliest known written formulas for gunpowder (pictured)? LavaBaron (talk) 17:44, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for suggesting better wording. I have changed the hook accordingly. Oceanh (talk) 19:02, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

C&Px5 LavaBaron (talk) 08:59, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

A fairly minor grammar point: "eleventh-century" should be hyphenated. —GrammarFascist _contribs ^talk 18:45, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Done. Oceanh (talk) 21:37, 29 October 2015 (UTC)