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Islamic astronomy gained a good reputation in China for its theory of planetary latitudes, which did not exist in Chinese astronomy at the time, and for its accurate prediction of eclipses. [ 31 ] Some of the astronomical instruments constructed by the famous Chinese astronomer Guo Shoujing shortly afterwards resemble the style of ...
Born in Kobe, Kiyoshi Yabuuchi studied science at Koyo Gakuin High School and Osaka High School (now part of Osaka University).At Kyoto University he studied the history of Chinese astronomy under Shinzo Shinjo and graduated from the Department of Astrophysics and the Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science in 1929.
Zhang Yuzhe (Chinese: 张钰哲; 16 February 1902 – 21 July 1986), also known as Yu-Che Chang, was a Chinese astronomer and director of the Purple Mountain Observatory who is widely regarded as the father of modern Chinese astronomy. [1] [2] He studied the light curves of asteroids, and thus their rotation periods.
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This is a timeline of Chinese records and investigations in astronomy. 2137 BC - October 22, the Chinese book, the Book of Documents, records the earliest known solar eclipse. c. 2000 BC - Chinese determine that Jupiter needs 12 years to complete one revolution of its orbit.
Zu Chongzhi (Chinese: 祖沖之; 429 – 500 [1]), courtesy name Wenyuan (Chinese: 文遠), was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties.
Guo Shoujing (Chinese: 郭守敬, 1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (若思), was a Chinese astronomer, [1] hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Yuan dynasty. The later Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591–1666) was so impressed with the preserved astronomical instruments of Guo that he called him "the Tycho Brahe of China."
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