<p>Chinese fire ships used by the navy as floating incendiaries, from the <i>Wujing Zongyao</i> military manuscript written in the year 1044 during the Song Dynasty.
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This picture also appears in Joseph Needham's book <i>Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic</i>.
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2007-08-10
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span> (My book)