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Recent Advances in the Studies of History of Astronomy in China

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Advances in studies of the various aspects of the history of Chinese astronomy in about the last ten years are reviewed, namely, the ancient records and their modern application, the astronomical chronology, the calendar system, the ancient astronomers, astronomical atlases and instruments, and the origin and development of astronomy. A large number of papers on the history of astronomy published recently in Chinese language are introduced briefly.

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    Li Qibin

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    S. M. Razaullah Ansari (President of IUHPS Commission for History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy, Former President of IAU Commission for History of Astronomy, Former Professor of Physics) (President of IUHPS Commission for History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy, Former President of IAU Commission for History of Astronomy, Former Professor of Physics)

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Qibin, L., Meidong, C. (2002). Recent Advances in the Studies of History of Astronomy in China. In: Ansari, S.M.R. (eds) History of Oriental Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 275. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9862-0_18

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