明代是我国煤炭生产得到进一步发展的时期 ,随着煤炭生产技术水平的提高和生产规模的扩大 ,人们对煤炭的认识也就更加深化了。但是对煤炭本身的议论较为深刻详细的要数李时珍。李时珍 (公元 15 18～ 15 93年 ) ,出身于世医 ,是我国明代杰出的医药学家。他在几十年的医药实践中 In the Ming Dynasty, China’s coal production was further developed. With the improvement of the technical level of coal production and the expansion of production scale, people’s understanding of coal has been further deepened. But the discussion of coal itself is more profound and detailed to the number of Li Shizhen. Li Shizhen (AD 15-18 ~ 1993), was born in a doctor, is an outstanding medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. He is in decades of medical practice