《宋史·列传·卷九十》
沈括学识广博，善于写文章，对于天文、方志、律历、音乐、医药、卜算，没有不通晓的，都有著作论述。
括博学善文，于天文、方志、律历、音乐、医药、卜算，无所不通，皆有所论著。
Shen Kuo had a wide range of knowledge and was good at writing. He was well versed in astronomy, geography, calendar, music, medicine and divination, and had written works on all of them.