Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Beijing, 1993
Anbieter: Archiv Fuenfgiebelhaus, Rostock, Deutschland
Erstausgabe
Softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 161 pages + 6 folded star charts, orig. wrappers, 30 x 21 cm, corners very slightly bumped, otherwise fine. - Thesis for the Degree of Doctor from the Chinese Academy of Science in December 1993, supervised by Bo Shuren and Jacob Kistemaker; rare first edition. - - Contents: 1. Introduction: Prerequisites of the Han-time sky; The constellations of the three astronomical schools; Method and meaning. - 2. On the constellatons of Shi Shen Shi: Introduction; The Shi Shi Xing Jing star catalogue; Analysis of the data for the 28 Xiu; Analyis of the data for the other 92 constellations; The observation time of the SSXJ star catalogue. - 3. On the Constellations of Gan De Shi: Introduction; The meaning of the names of the constellations; The reconstruction of Gan De Shi's sky; The ideological framework of Gan De Shi. - 4. On the Constellations of Wu Xian Shi: Introduction; About Wu Xian Shi; The constellations of Wu Xian Shi; When were Wu Xian Shi's constellations nominated? - - Appendix I: The Constellations of Shi Shen Shi. - II: The Constellations of Gan De Shi. - III. The Constellations of Wu Xian Shi. - Summary, References, Index of Star Names of the Han-time, Acknowledgement, Curriculum vitae, The Chinese Sky during the Han (epoch: 100 B.C.): six fold-out star charts.