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Descreeption The Han Dynasty Chinese scientist and statesman Zhang Heng (78-139 AD). This postage stamp was issued in China in the year 1955, and is public domain.
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Zhang Heng, a Han Dynasty scientist and statesmen, as depicted on a 1955 postage stamp.

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