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Studies in the History of Natural Sciences  2020, Vol. 39 Issue (4): 476-490    DOI:
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Double Impressions of the Ancient Observatory in the Eyes of Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s
CHEN Zhihui
Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China
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Abstract  From the early Ming to the early Qing, traditional Chinese astronomical instruments and Europeanized instruments made by the Jesuits were installed on the terrace of the Beijing Ancient Observatory. In the 1870s to 1880s, these two types of instruments with different characteristics were still at the Ancient Observatory, and some Europeans examined their history from different focus points, forming different impressions of the Ancient Observatory. These double impressions were reflected in books, journals and the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, which had world-wide impact.

Key wordsBeijing Ancient Observatory      European sinologists      Paris Observatory      Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889     
Received: 17 April 2019      Published: 17 June 2021
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CHEN Zhihui. Double Impressions of the Ancient Observatory in the Eyes of Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s. Studies in the History of Natural Sciences, 2020, 39(4): 476-490.

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