Unit4EarthquakesPartTwo:TeachingResources第二部分:教学资源Section2:BackgroundinformationonEARTHQUAKESI
ZhangHengZhangHeng(张衡)(78AD—139AD)wasanastronomer,mathematician,artistandliteraryscholar(文学学者)intheEasternHanDynastyofChina
Bornintoday’sNangyangCounty,Henan,hewasagoodwriteratage12
Attheageof16,helefthometopursue(从事)hisstudyingthecapitalcity
Hespentatleast10yearsofhisyouthinliterarystudiesandwriting
Hepublishedseveralwell-recognizedliterarywritings
Heswitchedto(转向)astronomyafterage30
Intheyear123hecorrectedthecalendartobringitintolinewiththeseasons
In132ZhangHenginventedthefirstseismograph(地震仪)formeasuringearthquakes
Hisdevicewasintheshapeofacylinder(圆柱体)witheightdragonheadsaroundthetop,eachwithaballinitsmouth
Aroundthebottomwereeightfrogs,eachdirectlyunderadragonhead
Whenanearthquakeoccurred,ab