Christopher Cullen

The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning (eBook, PDF)

Three Ancient Chinese Astronomical Systems

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Foundations of Celestial Reckoning gives the reader direct access to the foundational documents of the tradition of calculation created by astronomers of the early Chinese empire between the late second century BCE and the third century CE. The paradigm they established was to shape East Asian thought and practice in the field of mathematical astronomy for centuries to come. It was in many ways radically different from better known traditions of astronomy in other parts of the ancient world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317327202
• Artikelnr.: 47382267

Autorenporträt

Christopher Cullen is Emeritus Director of the Needham Research Institute, Emeritus Fellow of Darwin College, and Emeritus Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge. He is editor of the Needham Research Institute Series (Routledge).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. General IntroductionA. The world of early imperial ChinaB. What
was a li ?, and what did it do?C. How did a li work?D. DatesE. How was a li
calculated?F. How were the data of a li determined?G. A note on translating
computational proceduresH. Arrangement of the textI. Works
consulted?Chapter 2. The Triple Concordance astronomical system: San tong
li ???I. IntroductionA. An astronomical system and its creatorB. Structure
of the systemC. Organisation of the textD. Text usedII. Text, translation
and commentsA. Concordance constantsB. Sequence ConstantsC. The Five
PacersD. Concordance WorkingsE. Sequence WorkingsF. Year WorkingsG. [The
Twelve Stations]H. The 28 LodgesI. [The Nine Roads]J. [Concordances and
Rule Heads]K. APPENDIX 1: Intercalations in theory and practice?Chapter 3.
The Han Quarter Remainder system: Han si fen li ????I. IntroductionA. The
system and its backgroundB. Authorship of the textC. Structure of the
systemD. Organisation of the textE. Methods of calculationF. Text usedII.
Text, translation and commentsA. Methods for [astronomical] systemsB. Basic
solar and lunar constantsC. [Lunar eclipse constants]D. Procedures for sun
and moonE. Planetary constantsF. Planetary ProceduresG. Planetary MotionsH.
[Months, qi and lodges]I. [The solar table]J. The system originK.
Discussion?Chapter 4. The Uranic Manifestation astronomical system: Qian
xiang li???I. IntroductionA. Liu Hong and his work

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Chapter 1. General Introduction

A. The world of early imperial China

B. What was a li , and what did it do?

C. How did a li work?

D. Dates

E. How was a li calculated?

F. How were the data of a li determined?

G. A note on translating computational procedures

H. Arrangement of the text

I. Works consulted

Chapter 2. The Triple Concordance astronomical system: San tong li

I. Introduction

A. An astronomical system and its creator

B. Structure of the system

C. Organisation of the text

D. Text used

II. Text, translation and comments

A. Concordance constants

B. Sequence Constants

C. The Five Pacers

D. Concordance Workings

E. Sequence Workings

F. Year Workings

G. [The Twelve Stations]

H. The 28 Lodges

I. [The Nine Roads]

J. [Concordances and Rule Heads]

K. APPENDIX 1: Intercalations in theory and practice

Chapter 3. The Han Quarter Remainder system: Han si fen li

I. Introduction

A. The system and its background

B. Authorship of the text

C. Structure of the system

D. Organisation of the text

E. Methods of calculation

F. Text used

II. Text, translation and comments

A. Methods for [astronomical] systems

B. Basic solar and lunar constants

C. [Lunar eclipse constants]

D. Procedures for sun and moon

E. Planetary constants

F. Planetary Procedures

G. Planetary Motions

H. [Months, qi and lodges]

I. [The solar table]

J. The system origin

K. Discussion

Chapter 4. The Uranic Manifestation astronomical system: Qian xiang li

I. Introduction

A. Liu Hong and his work

Rezensionen

Christopher Cullen's expert translations and commentaries provide long-needed access to three foundational texts of Chinese astronomy, and an opening to a much wider understanding of an ancient scientific tradition comparable in richness and sophistication to that of the Mesopotamians and Greeks.

- Alexander Jones, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, USA



"This book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of researching on Chinese systems. I highly recommend this important and well-written book for historians of science and all who are interested in Chinese mathematical astronomy."

- Tang Quan, Xianyang Normal University, Journal for the History of Astronomy, August 2017

"Cullen has provided another excellent contribution toward making Chinese astronomical texts available to a wider audience and giving the history of Chinese mathematical astronomy its well-deserved place within the general history of non-Western and premodern astronomy."

- Benno van Dalen, Isis journal, March 2018

"This volume will be a fundamental for the study of the history of ancient astronomy, not only Chinese, but also Arabic and, because of the transmission of Arabic astronomy to Byzantium in the late period Byzantine."

- Touwaide, Byzantinische Zeitschrift issue 110 (= 2017/4).