Observations of Comets from BC 611 to AD 1640 : Extracted from the Chinese Annals, Translated with Introductory Remarks

by John Williams

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy

ISBN-10 1108078117

ISBN-13 9781108078115

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 6th, 2014

Print length 186 Pages

Weight 500 grams

Dimensions 29.70 x 21.20 x 0.80 cms

Product Classification: History of science Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods

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Finding previous attempts to be incomplete, John Williams (1797–1874) sought to catalogue and translate the comet observations recorded by Chinese astronomers over two millennia. This 1871 publication also includes chronological tables and a Chinese celestial atlas, enabling comparison between the Chinese and Western systems for dates and stars.

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