<blockquote class="templatequote language"><p><i>Nangsue Sadaeng Kitchanukit</i> ["Book Showing Various Matters"] is a book written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaophraya_Thiphakorawong" class="extiw" title="w:Chaophraya Thiphakorawong">Chaophraya Thiphakorawong Mahakosathipbodi (Kham Bunnak)</a>, who held the post of foreign minister during the reign of His Majesty King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut" class="extiw" title="w:Mongkut">Chom Klao Chaoyuhua</a>, for the purpose of disseminating modern knowledge and ideas which are explained on scientific grounds in the form of questions and answers supplemented with elucidations throughout the book. The contents are divided into two parts. The first part deals with general knowledge with respect to timekeeping, cosmology, environment, and natural occurrences explained in accordance with Western scientific principles. The second part explains Buddhist teachings in comparison to the teachings and believes of other religions according to the principles of reasonability. Chaophraya Thiphakorawong Mahakosathipbodi (Kham Bunnak) had <i>Nangsue Sadaeng Kitchanukit</i> published for the first time in the year 2410 Buddhist Era [1867/68 Common Era], using printing plates made of marble, thus causing the edition published on that occasion to be known as the Marble Edition. When His Majesty King Chom Klao Chaoyuhua learnt that Chaophraya Thiphakorawong Mahakosathipbodi (Kham Bunnak) published <i>Nangsue Sadaeng Kitchanukit</i>, he also bought the books and gave them to his children.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— Bhumibol Adulyadej. (2016). "[Untitled]". In <i>Nangsue Sadaeng Kitchanukit; The Modern Buddhist; List of Common Trees, Shrubs, etc. in Siam</i>. Bangkok: Amarin Printing and Publishing. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9786167267470" title="Special:BookSources/9786167267470">ISBN 9786167267470</a>. Page (3).</div>
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ทิพากรวงศมหาโกษาธิบดี (ขำ บุนนาค), เจ้าพระยา. (๒๕๕๙). "หนังสือแสดงกิจจานุกิตย์". ใน <i>หนังสือแสดงกิจจานุกิตย์; The Modern Buddhist; List of Common Trees, Shrubs, etc. in Siam</i> (หน้า ๑–๔๐๖). กรุงเทพฯ: อมรินทร์พริ้นติ้งแอนด์พับลิชชิ่ง. (ทรงพระกรุณาโปรดเกล้าโปรดกระหม่อมให้พิมพ์พระราชทานในงานพระราชทานเพลิงศพพลอากาศเอก สิทธิ เศวตศิลา ป.จ., ม.ป.ช., ม.ว.ม., ภ.ป.ร. ๓). <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9786167267470" title="Special:BookSources/9786167267470">ISBN 9786167267470</a>.