Chinese Inventions Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-06 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 4 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 1 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

History of science and technology in China — The first recorded solar eclipse was documented in 2137 BC using shadow clocks and the abacus — this claim is highly disputed and not part of established canon; the earliest reliably recorded solar eclipse in China is from around 776 BC (or later), and the aba

History of science and technology in China — The Book of Silk, written c. 400 BC, was the first definitive atlas of comets — the Mawangdui silk manuscript dates to around 300 BC, not c. 400 BC, and calling it the 'first definitive atlas' is an overstatement not supported by established canon.

Amalgam (dentistry) — The entry states the earliest known record of dental amalgam appears in the 659 *Xinxiu bencao*, but the LORE section claims it was made from 'roughly equal parts tin and silver with mercury', while the original text describes only silver and mercury, not tin.

Artemether/lumefantrine — The claim 'In July 2025, Swissmedic approved a lower-dose formulation for babies weighing under 4.5 kilograms' is a factual error because July 2025 has not occurred yet and cannot be a verified historical event.

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