A compilation of a wide variety of astronomical observations from East Asia which are of special value today and play a major role in modern scientific studies of eclipses of the sun and moon, comets, exploding stars, and phenomena such as the aurora borealis and meteor showers. Full translations of detailed records with dates on the Julian Calendar will appear in tabular form. An important feature of the book will be a chapter devoted to the most ancient astronomical records in East Asian history 1500-1050 BC. It is the first time this detailed information has been published outside East Asia and presented in an easily readable form.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-471-96017-1 (9780471960171)
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Academia Sinica, China
Namjing University, China
Astronomical records from ancient China, Japan and Korea; Chinese oracle bone inscriptions - the very earliest records; solar eclipse observations in East Asian history; lunar eclipse observations; sightings of Halley's comet; "new stars" - supernovae and novae; sunspots; the aurora borealis; meteor showers; concluding remarks; appendix; chronological tables.
