Ge zhi cao
Subtitle: liu juan
By: Xiong Mingyou zhu. Di wei : yi juan / Xiong Renlin zhu
Contributors: Xiong, Renlin, jin shi 1637; Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: [Qing Shunzhi jian ke Han yu tong ben]
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1648
Place of publication: [China
Language: chi
Subjects: Astronomy
Description: The section concerning astronomy in the text was printed shortly after the introduction of Western astronomy to China; volume 1 concerned the principles of movement of stars; volume 2 introduced the orbits of the sun, moon, planets and stars; volume 3 concerned calendars; volumes 4 and 5 analyzed natural changes, natural disasters and strange phenomena based on Western theories; volume 6 concerned universal development and harmony; reviewed by nine colleagues of the author; completed ca. 1615; printed ca. fifty years later, during the Sunzhi Period (1638-1661); the maps were printed in 1638; the depiction of the Western cannon is an indication that the item was published during the Kangxi Period (1662-1722).
Notes: Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.