历体略

王英明

6 chapters·27,471 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

三卷。明王英明 (生卒年不详)撰。王英明字子晦，开州 (今四川开县)人。万历举人，精研历算。上卷六篇：天体地形、三曜、五纬、辰次、刻漏极度、杂说;中卷三篇：极宫、象位、天汉;下卷七篇：天体地度、度里之差、纬曜、经宿、黄道宫界、赤道纬缠、气候刻漏。前两卷介绍中国传统天文学知识，论证地圆说乃中国古已有之，其中涉及地球和经纬度概念，还批判了天圆地方说和占星术。卷三介绍西方天文学知识，附日月交食一篇，讲日月五星的运行与交食。顺治三年其子重刻本，于卷首增天文图五幅。历来认为此书浅近，可为初学天文之门径。有万历壬子刊本，崇祯己卯刊本，顺治丙戌刊本。

Chapters (6)

  1. 1CoverPage
    11 chars
  2. 2提要
    420 chars
  3. 3历体略序
    1,241 chars
  4. 4历体略卷上
    7,098 chars
  5. 5历体略卷中
    11,284 chars
  6. 6历体略卷下
    7,417 chars

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