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I. Imperial China. The Emperor's grand plan
A thunderbolt strikes
The fleets set sail
II. The guiding stars. Rounding the Cape
The New World
III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia
IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia
The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands
The first colony in the Americas
Colonies in Central America
V. The voyage of Zhou Wen. Satan's Island
The treasure fleet runs aground
Settlement in North America
Expedition to the North Pole
VI. The voyage of Yang Qing. Solving the riddle
VII. Portugal inherits the crown. Where the Earth ends
Colonizing the New World
On the shoulders of giants
Epilogue : the Chinese legacy
Postscript
Appendix 1. Chinese circumnavigation of the world, 1421-3 : index of supporting evidence
Appendix 2. Eyewitness diaries
Appendix 3. Key charts describing the first navigation of the world
Appendix 4. The determination of longitude by the Chinese in the early fifteenth century.
A thunderbolt strikes
The fleets set sail
II. The guiding stars. Rounding the Cape
The New World
III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia
IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia
The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands
The first colony in the Americas
Colonies in Central America
V. The voyage of Zhou Wen. Satan's Island
The treasure fleet runs aground
Settlement in North America
Expedition to the North Pole
VI. The voyage of Yang Qing. Solving the riddle
VII. Portugal inherits the crown. Where the Earth ends
Colonizing the New World
On the shoulders of giants
Epilogue : the Chinese legacy
Postscript
Appendix 1. Chinese circumnavigation of the world, 1421-3 : index of supporting evidence
Appendix 2. Eyewitness diaries
Appendix 3. Key charts describing the first navigation of the world
Appendix 4. The determination of longitude by the Chinese in the early fifteenth century.