🚀 Wan Hu, a legendary Chinese official, once tried to launch himself into space with gunpowder rockets.

Real or myth, the story captures a deep truth: we’ve always dreamed of the stars.

Read how medieval China imagined space and Earth's atmosphere:

https://brewminate.com/wan-hu-and-the-celestial-quest-dreams-of-earths-atmospheric-shell-in-medieval-china/

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