ISBN10: 905699302X, ISBN13: 9789056993023, [publisher: Gordon and Breach Science] Hardcover First Edition Gordon and Breach Science, Amsterdam, 2000. 1st ed. Hardcover. 8vo (approx. 7.1 x 10 in.), 430 pp, ill. with 8 colour plates. Texts in English. Appendix with original texts from Chinese, Japanese, Korean sources. Historical astronomical records can play an important role in modern research, especially in the case of ancient Chinese observational data: sunspot and aurora records, solar and lunar eclipse records, records of Comet Halley for the study of orbital evolution etc. In the past, Western scientists have not been able to exploit these valuable data fully because the original records were difficult to gather and interpret, and complete English translations have not been available. "East-Asian Archaeoastronomy" is the first comprehensive translation into English of such historical records for modern research. Copy in mint condition. *//* Gordon and Breach Science, 2000. Éd° originale. Cartonnage grand in-8 (18 x 25,5 cm), 430 pp (texte en Anglais, appendices avec textes originaux chinois, japonais, coréens). Ill. de 8 planches en coul. Les registres astronomiques historiques peuvent jouer un rôle important dans la recherche moderne, en particulier les données d?observation chinoises anciennes: archives sur les taches solaires et aurores, éclipses solaires et lunaires, archives du passage de la comète Halley pour l?étude de l?évolution ...
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